Tomato rasam

Ingredients:

Tomatoes - 2

Water - 2 cups

Tamarind - Small lemon sized ball

Suger - 1 teaspoon(U can add more if you want more sweentened)

Salt - 1 teaspoon(adjust)

Rasam Powder - 1 teaspoon

Seasoning/Popu/tadka:

Oil - 1 teaspoon

Mustard seeds - 1 teaspoon

Jeera - 1 teaspoon

Black gram dal - 1/2 teaspoon

Curry leaves - 4

Method:

  . Heat 1/4 teaspoon of oil, add chopped tomatoes, saute till it                 softens.

    .Soak tamarind in 1 cup of water for 10 minutes.

• Gently squeeze tamarind extract, it doesn't need thick juice like sambar/dal.(u can also add 2 tablespoons of boiled toor dal  before adding tamarind juice to get more taste, but its optional).


• Add this tamarind juice to tomatoes, add remaining water, salt, rasam powder, suger and cook for 15 minutes and remove it from heat.


• Heat oil in a pan, add mustard seeds, saute till it splutters, add black gram dal, jeera, curry leaves, hing and saute till dal turns red


• Add this tampering to rasam, serve hot with rice poured with ghee.