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Tomato Rasam | Easy Tomato Rasam Recipe | How to make Tomato Rasam | Quick & Easy Recipes

Curries | vegetarian

  • Prep Time 5 Mins
  • Cook Time 15 Mins
  • Servings 6

Ingredients

  • 4 Ripe Country Tomatoes
  • Green Coriander with Stalks – a small bunch
  • 1/2 liter Water
  • 1 tsp Cumin Seeds
  • 1.5 tbsp Black pepper
  • 10 Garlic
  • 1 Sprig Curry Leaves
  • 2 tbsp Tamarind (Extracted from a marble-size Tamarind)
  • 2 Green Chillies Sliced
  • 1/4 tsp Turmeric
  • Rock Salt
  • Seasoning
  • 2 tbsp Oil
  • 1 tsp Mustard Seeds
  • 1 tsp Black Gram
  • 4 Red Chillies
  • Asafoetida – A pinch
  • 1 Sprig Curry Leaves

Instructions

  1. Add the Green Coriander Stalks to the Tomatoes and squeeze hard and remove the juice. Remove the remaining pulp and add ½ litre of Water to the paste.
  2. Pound Cumin Seeds, Pepper, Garlic and Curry Leaves to a coarse paste.
  3. Pour the Tomato Rasam into a vessel and add Green Chillies. Cover and cook until the Green Chillies soften.
  4. Once Green Chillies are cooked, add the Cumin Seeds, Pepper paste, Turmeric and Salt and boil once on medium flame and switch off the stove.
  5. Heat Oil for the Seasoning and add Mustard Seeds. Let them splutter and add the rest of the ingredients and mix in the Rasam. Eat happily with hot Rice.