Tomato Rasam. Tomato Rasam is a tangy and tasty South Indian dish made with tomatoes, spices and herbs. This popular soupy dish is made in various ways in Regional Indian Cuisine and is known as tomato charu in Andhra Pradesh, tomato saaru in Karnataka and thakkali rasam in Tamil Nadu. In this post, I am sharing two delicious variations of making tomato rasam.
You can have Tomato Rasam using 17 ingredients and 7 steps. Here is how you achieve that.
Ingredients of Tomato Rasam
- You need 1/2 tsp of Toor Dal.
- You need 1 tsp of musturd seeds.
- You need 1 tsp of cumin seeds.
- You need 1/2 tsp of corriander seeds.
- Prepare 1/4 tsp of methi seeds.
- It’s 1/4 tsp of hing.
- It’s 14-15 of curry leaves.
- It’s 4 of red dry whole chillies.
- You need 1/2 tsp of black pepper powder.
- Prepare 4 of garlic cloves.
- You need 2 tbs of oil.
- It’s 3 of chopped tomatoes.
- Prepare 1 cup of chopped corriander leaves with stems.
- Prepare 1/2 cup of Tamarind water.
- Prepare 1 of & 1/2 cup water.
- It’s 1/2 tsp of haldi powder.
- It’s of Salt to taste.
Tomato rasam is light on the stomach and aids in digestion and hydrates the tummy. Hence I prefer to make it quite often. Dish perfectly goes with steamed rice. Tips on how to make rasam recipe with out rasam powder.
Tomato Rasam instructions
Heat up a pan on low heat and dry roast all the spices untill nice aroma comes.(Toor dal, musturd seeds,cumin seeds,methi dana, corriander seeds,hing,curry leaves,red chillies,garlic & black pepper powder).
After cool down..Put them in a blender jar and make a course powder out of it..
Heat up a pan with 2 tbs of oil.Add mustard seeds, cumin seeds, few curry leaves, red chilli, 3 finely chopped garlic and Saute them for 30 sec..
Now add chopped Tomatoes as well as salt and haldi powder.Mash them with spatula and cook untill get soft..
Now add 1/2 cup Tamarind water. Cover it and cook for 2 mins. Add prepared dry roast masala and mix well..
Now add 1 & 1/2 cup of water..let the water comes to a boil. Then add chopped corriander leaves with stems..
Mix and cook for 1 min. Then switch off the flame and serve hot with steam rice..
Tomato rasam is made by cooking the tomatoes with Indian spices and is made into an aromatic soup. It can be consumed as it is and is generally served also as a home remedy to treat cough and cold. In this recipe video, the rasam is prepared without adding any lentils; however, you can add toor dal to give it a different texture. The Thakali Rasam Recipe is a traditional and a staple dish of the South India. This Tomato Rasam recipe is simple to make and makes a perfect dish to have along with rice or even as a soup for the winter nights.
