Monday, 26 May 2014

Tomato Rasam ...






Ingredients :


tomato (3 medium sized) , red chilli powder (1.5 tbsp) , turmeric (1/4 tbsp) , rasam powder (1 tbsp) , salt  (1 tbsp) , jaggery (1-2 tbsp ), water  (2 cups ),boiled toor dal paste ( 2 spoons or 4 tbsps, tamarind juice (4 spoons) and oil for seasoning, seasoning (mustard, jeera, bengal gram each 1 tsp , 2 dried red chilli, 6-8 slightly mashed garlic  ), 2 Cups of water (500 ml) , coriander and curry leaves.


Procedure :

It just takes 15 min

1)heat the pan on medium flame, and add 1-2 tbsp of cooking oil, and upon heating for a minute, add ingredients for seasoning .
2 ) Now add toor dal paste and turmeric powder and fry it for 10 seconds .
3 ) Add finely choppped tomatoes and fry them .
4 ) Following which add 4 spoons of tamarind juice .
5 ) Allow it boil for 10- 15 seconds and now add 2 cups of water .
6) Add red chilli powder, rasam powder , salt and jaggery  and boil for 10-15 min on a medium flame .
7) Add curry leaves and coriander leaves and now it is ready to be served... 


Variant :

                boil toor dal and tomato together and add it after seasoning.