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Tomato Rasam Recipe
Tomato Rasam literally means the extract of tomato. Otherwise, can also be termed as Indian Tomato Soup. This simple tomato rasam recipe is great to enjoy with rice.
Course
Side Dish
Cuisine
Indian
Prep Time
10
minutes
minutes
Cook Time
10
minutes
minutes
Total Time
20
minutes
minutes
Servings
4
people
Calories
119
kcal
Author
Sujatha Muralidhar
Equipment
Blender
Ingredients
Prepping
1
lemon size
tamarind
1
cup
hot water
for soaking the tamarind
2
tomato
Grinding Ingredients:
1
teaspoon
whole black pepper
1
teaspoon
cumin seeds
1
teaspoon
toor dal
/split pigeon pea
1
teaspoon
chana dal
/split chickpea
1
teaspoon
coriander seeds
For the making
1
teaspoon
ghee
/ clarified butter
1
teaspoon
black mustard seeds
8
curry Leaves
¼
cup
coriander leaves
/cilantro
3
cups
water
¼
teaspoon
turmeric powder
½
teaspoon
salt
or as required
Instructions
For prepping
Soak tamarind in hot water for 15 minutes.
Squeeze and extract the tamarind juice. Discard the impurities.
Blanch tomatoes and remove skin.
Puree the tomatoes with the help of blender.
For grinding
Over medium heat, place a pan. Add black pepper, cumin seeds, toor dal, chana dal, and coriander seeds.
Dry roast them until it is fragrant and reaches golden brown color.
Allow it to cool. And grind them coarsely.
For the making
In the meantime, over medium heat, place a pan, add 1 teaspoon of ghee and black mustard seeds.
Wait till mustard splutters, then add asafoetida.
To the same pan, add tamarind extract, ground spice mix, water, turmeric powder, curry leaves, coriander leaves, and salt.
Bring this rasam mixture to boil. Allow it to boil for 2 minutes.
Remove it from the stove. Serve hot with rice.
Notes
Serve with white rice. Or serve as a soup before your food.
Add cooked and mashed toor dal to make this richer.
Nutrition
Calories:
119
kcal
|
Carbohydrates:
23
g
|
Protein:
5
g
|
Fat:
2
g
|
Cholesterol:
3
mg
|
Sodium:
331
mg
|
Potassium:
930
mg
|
Fiber:
4
g
|
Sugar:
11
g
|
Vitamin A:
1455
IU
|
Vitamin C:
132.7
mg
|
Calcium:
224
mg
|
Iron:
7.5
mg