Tuesday, April 5, 2016

Tomato Rasam

Hi Friends
Posting the recipe of Rasam,a famous South Indian soup which can be consumed with Rice.I follow my Mother's Recipe for preparing Rasam.


Ingredients

Tomatoes - 3
Tamarind  -small lemon size
Turdal -half cup or less
Rasam Masala Powder -2 tbsp
Garlic(optional)
Curry leaves
Asaefoetida/hing/Perungayam  1 tsp
Turmeric/haldi/manjal  1 tsp
Salt to taste
Mustard/kadugu/mohri/Rai 1 tsp
Green Chillies (optional)
Oil 1 tbsp
Jaggery little (optional)
Pepper powder and jira powder ( 1/2 tsp each)

Method
Pressure cook turdal with more water.Mash it well and keep aside.
In a cup of water add tamarind,boil well and keep aside to cool.(This process helps in negating tamarind's ill effects).After cooling,extract tamarind pulp by filtering .

In a pan,add chopped tomatoes,curry leaves,hing,turmeric and water,mix them well with hands and place it on stove,Bring it to a boil.Add tamarind pulp.Let it boil.Add mashed turdal and water.Salt,
freshly ground pepper,jira powder,Rasam masala powder.Add jaggery if needed.Boil till bubbles appear.Switch off the flame.
For Tempering,
In a small kadai,add oil,mustard seeds,let it crackle,add hing,chopped garlic,green chillies.Add the tadka to Rasam
Garnish with chopped coriander leaves.

Will post recipe of Rasam Masala powder in few days.

Tip:-If you want to make it little spicier,add Rasam masala powder during tempering







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