FRESHLY PREPARED TOMATO RASAM

Rasam is a sour and spicy stock traditionally prepared using whole red chilies, black pepper, cumin seeds / jeera, tomatoes, garlic and other spices as seasonings.

INGREDIENT

• 4 - 5 tomatoes

• 6 - 7 small cloves garlic

• 1 tsp whole jeera / cumin

• 2 - 3 whole red chillies

• 1/4 tsp turmeric pd

• Few tender curry stems with leaves

• Few coriander stems with leaves

• 1 tsp black pepper corns

• 1 tsp salt

• 3 cups of water

METHOD

1. Roughly chop tomatoes.

2. Grind together whole pepper, red chillies, curry leaves, coriander leaves, garlic cloves, salt, cumin seeds into a coarse paste.

3. Remove and keeep aside.

4. Grind tomatoes into pulp and keep aside.

5. Heat oil in a pan.

6. Add mustard seeds as they crackle add the coarse paste and stir for a while.

7. Add turmeric pd and tomato pulp.

8. Bring it to a boil.

9. Taste the rasam and adjust the salt and chilly.

10. You can add some chilly pd if you want to make it more spicy.

11. Cook for 5 mins and transfer it into a serving dish

12. Serve it with steamed rice.

13. You can also use it as a very soothing hot drink for cold.