Tomato Rasam
A vegetarian curry recipe for Tomato Rasam.
Ingredients
- 1/2 tsp black peppercorns
- tsp cumin seeds
- 1 tsp coriander seeds
- 1 tsp dry curry leaves
- 4-5 red chillies
- Cooking oil for roasting( about 1-2 tsp)
- 3/4 cup toor dal
- medium tomatoes , chopped finely
- tsp jaggery water( or 1 tsp sugar)
- garlic clovettes crushed coarsely
- 1 tsp mustard seeds
- 1 tsp cumin seeds
- 1 sprig fresh curry leaves
- A pinch of hing(asoefetida)
- Salt to taste
- 2 tsp ghee for seasoning
Instructions
- 1
Roast the first 5 ingredients in a little oil and grind in a coffee grinder to a smooth powder.
- 2
Set aside.(This is the rasam powder)
- 3
Boil the dal in a pressure cooker till soft and set aside.
- 4
Add the chopped tomatoes, rasam powder, jaggery water and salt to taste to the boiled dal.
- 5
Heat the ghee in a saucepan and prepare the seasoning with the garlic, cumin, mustard, hing and curry leaves.
- 6
When the mustard starts crackling, add the tomatoes and dal.
- 7
Add enough water to get the required rasam consistency.
- 8
Boil till the tomatoes are well cooked on a low flame.
- 9
Take it off the fire.
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