Simple tomato rasam | Thakkali rasam -How to make-Step by step photos

Cuisine Style: Tamil Nadu | Cooking Time: 5 to 8 minutes | To Serve: 3 | Type : Side dish, rasam, saaru, charu, soup | Take with : Rice

Ingredients

• Tomato – 1 or 2
• Tamarind – 2 inches
• Garlic – 3 cloves [crushed]
• Curry leaves – 1 spring
• Coriander leaves – 2 tbsp [chopped]
• Mustard seeds – 1 tbsp
• Turmeric powder – ¼ tbsp
• Asafetida a pinch
• Salt to taste
• Oil - 1 tbsp
• Water as needed

Roasting & grinding ingredients

• Cumin seeds - 1 tbsp
• Coriander leaves -1 ½ tbsp
• Peppercorns - 1 tbsp
• Dry roast above ingredients, let it cool & coarsely grind

Preparation Method

• Wash and soak tomato & tamarind in water for 5 min.
• Then mash well with hands & drain the skin & extract water.
• Heat oil in a pan, add mustard seeds & let it splutter.
• Add garlic, curry leaves sauté.
• Add tomato with tamarind mixed water then add asafetida, turmeric powder, salt, & ground powder mix well & let it boil.
• When boiling add chopped coriander leaves, cut off heat. Serve hot with rice.

How to make Easy Tomato Rasam - Step by step photos

Wash & soak tomato tamarind in warm water

Tomato and tamarind water

Dry roast cumin, corainder seeds, peppercorns

Grind roasted ingredients

Rasam powder is ready

Heat oil add mustard, curry leaves & garlic

Add tomato tamarind water

Add asafetida

Add turmeric powder

Add salt

Add ground powder

Add chopped coriander leaves, cut off heat

Quick thakkali rasam is ready, serve hot with rice

Simple tomato coriander rasam