Tomato rasam recipe



Recipe for tomato rasam in our easy curry recipes collection.

Recipe ingredients

  • 1/2 teaspoon black peppercorns
  • 1 teaspoon cumin seeds
  • 1 teaspoon coriander seeds
  • 1 teaspoon dry curry leaves
  • 4 to 5 red chillies
  • Cooking oil for roasting, about 1 to 2 teaspoons
  • 3/4 cup toor dal
  • Medium tomatoes, chopped finely
  • 1 teaspoon jaggery water, or 1 teaspoon sugar
  • Garlic clovettes crushed coarsely
  • 1 teaspoon mustard seeds
  • 1 teaspoon cumin seeds
  • 1 sprig fresh curry leaves
  • A pinch of hing (asoefetida)
  • Salt to taste
  • 2 teaspoons ghee for seasoning

How to make tomato rasam

  • Roast the first 5 ingredients in a little oil and grind in a coffee grinder to a smooth powder.
  • Set aside. This is the rasam powder.
  • Boil the dal in a pressure cooker till soft and set aside.
  • Add the chopped tomatoes, rasam powder, jaggery water and salt to taste to the boiled dal.
  • Heat the ghee in a saucepan and prepare the seasoning with the garlic, cumin, mustard, hing and curry leaves.
  • When the mustard starts crackling, add the tomatoes and dal.
  • Add enough water to get the required rasam consistency.
  • Boil till the tomatoes are well cooked on a low flame.
  • Take it off the fire.
  • Eat when hot with rice.

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