Tomato Rasam

Ingredients : -

• Tomato - 2-3 nobs
• Cumin seeds - 2tbsp
• Black pepper - 2tbsp
• Mustard seeds - 1tbsp
• Onion - 1 cup ( sliced)
• Garlic - 2-3 tbsp (mashed)
• Red chilli - 2nobs
• Turmeric powder - 1tbsp
• Chilli powder - 1/2 tbsp
• Tamarind paste - 1tbsp ( or as per your taste)
• Coriender leaves - 1/2 cup
• Curry leaves - 1/2 cup with stem
• Asafoetida - a pinch
• Oil - 2tbsp
• Salt as per taste 
• Water as per requirement

Method : -

• Wash the tomatoes and blanch or steam the tomatoes with pressure cooker and keep it aside for them to cool.
• Take the pepper and cumin seeds and crush it with grinder Don't make it fine.
• Then blend or cross the tomatoes to get a smooth purée.
• Take a pan add 2tbsp of oil and let it hot. Once oil is hot add the mustard seeds and dry chilli and let it crackle then add the sliced onion and crussed garlic and sauté it for 2-3mints then add the curry leaves and coriender leaves and sauté it for few minutes.
• Then add the crushed spice mixture and fry it for a minutes again.
• Now add the turmeric powder and chilli powder and fry for a minutes.
• Then add the tomato purée and in this add the tamarind pure and mix it properly.
• Then add some water how thin you want and add the salt as per your requirements and mix well.
• Then let it start boiling . When it start boil immediate switch of the flame . Don't make it full boil otherwise taste will .
• Now it's ready. Serve tamato rasam hot with rice.