Tomato Rasam recipe | Tomato charu recipe | Thakkali Rasam recipe

Ingredients:

• 2 cups chopped tomatoes
• 3 cups water (can use more to make thin rasam)
• 1 to 2 tsp. rasam powder(adjust to suit your taste)
• 1 sprig curry leaves
• ½ tsp. mustard
• ½ tsp. cumin
• Pinch of fenugreek seeds / methi
• Pinch of hing
• 1 broken red chili
• Small piece of tamarind or ¾ tsp. tamarind paste
• 2 garlic cloves(Optional)
• Generous pinch of Pepper powder(Optional)

Instant rasam powder ingredients(Not needed if you have Rasam Powder)

• 1 to 3 broken red chili
• 1½ tbsp. chana dal(optional, use if you like slightly thick rasam)
• 1½ tbsp. coriander seeds/ daniya
• 1 tsp cumin
• ½ to 1 tsp. pepper

Method:

1. How to make rasam powder?  Skip this step if you already have rasam powder.                    To make instant powder, dry roast chana dal till golden, add coriander seeds, red chili, pepper corn. Switch off the stove. Add cumin to the hot pan. Cool them and make a fine powder.Keep this aside.
2. Heat a pot with oil, add cumin, mustard and fenugreek seeds. When they begin to splutter, add red chili and hing.
3. Add curry leaves and fry for a min.
4. Add finely chopped tomatoes, salt and turmeric. Salt helps to cook tomatoes faster.
5. Fry the tomatoes for about 2 minutes. Cover and cook.
6. Tomatoes should turn mushy and soft.
7. Pour water and add rasam powder as needed. If you wish you can crush 2 garlic cloves and add it.
8. Bring it to a boil. Taste it and adjust salt. Wash little tamarind and add it to the rasam. You can even add tamarind paste if you have. Check sourness as well now.
9. Allow it to boil well for about 3 to 5 minutes on a medium flame. Switch off the stove.
10. Add coriander leaves, stalks and pepper powder. Keep the pot covered.

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