Preparation time - 5 to 7 minutes
Cooking time - 20 -25 minutes
Makes - 4 glasses
Ingredients to make Tomato Rasam:
7 to 8 tomatoes
3 table spoon tamarind pulp
Salt to taste
1/2 tea spoon turmeric powder
1/2 tea spoon asafoetida
1 tea spoon red chilli powder
For Rasam Powder:
2 tea spoon cumin seeds
3 tea spoon coriander seeds
12 to 15 peppercorn
For garnishing:
Finely chopped coriander leaves
Method to make Tomato Rasam:
- In a flat pan dry roast cumin seeds, coriander seeds and peppercorns at slow flame. Roast till it turns to light brown in colour.
- Let it cool at room temperature. And grind into fine powder. Keep a side.
- Blanch tomatoes as per microwave cooking tips.
- Remove skin and mash them slightly with fork.
- In a pan take 6 cups of water and let it cook till boiling temperature.
- Add rasam powder, tomato pulp, turmeric powder, tamarind pulp, salt, asafoetida and red chilli powder to it. Again boil for 8 to 10 minutes.
- Hot and tangy Tomato Rasam is ready to serve. Serve hot and at the time of serving garnish with finely chopped coriander leaes.
