Tomato garlic rasam (south Indian dish)

• Servings: 4-5.
• Preparation time: 8 minutes.
• Frying time: 7 minutes.
• Cooking time: 3 minutes.
• Total time: 18 minutes.

No south Indian Thali is complete without Rasam, it is an important side dish; this improves digestion, very useful in bad cold and cough.

My husband is a rasam lover; he loves this tomato, garlicky rasam.

I make this flavourful and aromatic Tamil style rasam often, it is very delicious.

Ingredients:

• Tomato: 2 no. (Medium)
• Tamarind: 10 gm (deseed)
• Garlic: 2-3 flakes
• Turmeric power: ¼ teaspoon
• Chilli powder:  ¼ teaspoon
• Asafoetida: 1 pinch
• Black pepper: 1 teaspoon
• Mustard seed: ½ teaspoon
• Fresh coriander leaves: 1-2 tablespoon
• Curry leaves: 1 twig
• Refined oil: 1 tablespoon
• Salt: 1 teaspoon
• Water: 4 cup
• Cumin: 1 pinch
• Madras onion: 1 no.
• Ginger: 1” piece

Preparation:

1. Chop tomatoes and coriander leaves, keep aside.
2. Clean and chop onion, garlic and ginger, keep aside.
3. Soak tamarind (~ 10 minutes) in water and extract pulp, keep aside.
4. Take a grinding jar, put onion, half of the garlic, ginger, cumin and black pepper, and grind them to fine paste. Keep aside.

Method:

1. Take fry pan, put oil and heat; when it smokes, add mustard seeds, wait till it sputters, add chopped garlic and grounded masala; stir and fry for couple of minutes (keep it stirring otherwise it may burn).
2. Add asafoetida, curry leaves, salt, turmeric power and chilli powder; fry for couple of minutes, add chopped tomatoes.
3. Stir it with little pressing manner with stir fry for couple of minutes or till it gets messy appearance. (Keep it stirring otherwise it may burn).
4. Add tamarind pulp and fresh coriander leaves along with water; when it just starts boiling put the flame off.
5. Note: it is necessary for making good rasam not to over boil as it loses its flavour.
6. Wait for 5-10 minutes; transfer into serving bowl, garnish with coriander leaves.
7. Serve with Steamed Rice/Urad Dal Vada.

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

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