Recipe- Tangy Hot And Spicy Tomato Rasam

Tomato Rasam is a delicious thin spicy tomato soup from Southern India. The version I am sharing is from Andhra Pradesh and is popular as Tomato Charu. I loved this version more as it have all the flavors- salty,spicy, tangy and little sweet

Rasam and Sambhar are the most popular Recipe from Southern Indian . There are numerous delicious recipes of making different type of rasam/ charu/ saaru . This tomato rasam is my favorite one , it can be served with hot rice or can be served as a soup/appetizer .

Ingredient

4 big Tomatoes / Tamatar
lemon size Tamarind / Imli
3/4 tsp Red Chilli powder / Laal mirch powder
1/4 tsp Turmeric Powder / Haldi Powder
2 tsp Rasam Powder
1.5 tsp Jaggary / Gud * grated
to taste Salt / Namak
1/4 cup Fresh Coriander / Cilantro / Hara Dhaniya chopped

Tempering

2 tsp Clarified Butter / Desi Ghee
1/2 tsp Cumin Seeds / Sabut Jeera
1/2 tsp Mustard Seeds / Rai *
1/4 tsp Asafoetida / Hing powder
12 Curry Leaves / Kadi Patta
2 Dried Red Chilli, Whole

Method

* Soak tamarind in a cup of water , when it become soft then mash and squeeze it and take out the pulp and keep aside.

* Roughly chop the tomatoes and grind in a blender and make a smooth paste.

* Add the tomato puree in a pan and add 3 cups of water ,chili powder and turmeric and boil on medium heat for 5 minutes.

* Now add the tamarind water (1 cup) and salt in the pan and cook for 2-3 minutes.

* Now add rasam powder and cook further for 3-4 minutes on medium heat.

* Heat ghee in small pan and add the cumin seeds and mustard seeds. when they start crackling then add the dried red chilies , asafoetida and curry leaves.

* Add this tadka on the boiling rasam and switch off the heat

* Add chopped fresh coriander and cover the pan with a lid so it will absorb all the flavour. serve after 5 minutes.

* Serve hot after with rice and ghee or as a soup.