Tomato Rasam By harithab

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A staple in south Indian households, Tomato rasam can be enjoyed as soup or as a curry with boiled rice. The spicy and tangy taste of tomatoes get complemented with onion, pepper, cumin and garlic.

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Preparation Time: 10 minutes Cooking Time: 15 minutes Total Time: 25 mins 6
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Ingredients

4 ripe tomatoes
10 whole black peppercorns (kalimirch)
2 tsp cumin seeds (jeera)
3 cloves garlic (lehsun)
2 tsp chopped coriander (dhania)
salt to taste
1 tsp oil
5 curry leaves (kadi patta)
1 tsp rasam powder (optional)
1 tsp jaggery (gur) (optional)

Method

Blanch tomatoes in hot water, take out the skin and mash or grind the pulp.
Add lot of water to the pulp, salt, rasam powder and jaggery.
Powder pepper, jeera, garlic coarsely.

for tempering

Heat oil, add mustard seeds, curry leaves, once they crackle add powdered pepper, jeera, garlic. fry little and add it to the tomato rasam.
Boil well for 5-10 minutes, add coriander leaves.
Server hot with rice or even to drink as a soup.