TOMATO RASAM

Ingredients

 1 cup chopped tomatoes

2  shallot chopped

2 cloves garlic chopped

Curry leaves chopped

¼  tsp cumin seeds

Salt to taste

½ tsp  Turmeric powder

Rasam powder 1/4 tsp

2 tbsp  pepper powder

 3 – 4  cups water

A pinch Asafoetida

 Mustard seeds

1 dried chilly broken

¼ tsp cumin seeds

Curry leaves

 Coriander leaves

 Oil 1 tsp


Method:

I n a bowl add tomatoes, shallots, garlic, curry leaver, cumin seeds & salt, squeeze with hand nicely, add little water, turmeric  & cook until soft then add rasam powder, pepper powder, add more water & boil well, add asafetida & coriander leaves

In another pan, pour oil, splutter mustard seeds, add dried chilies, cumin seeds, put curry leaves, and add this to the tomato rasam & mix well. Serve hot with plain rice.