Tomato Garlic Rasam

Rasam is something that never comes easy to everyone.Though its one of the most easiest recipe,most of us would fail in meeting the right consistency.And this particular recipe is for Tomato Garlic Rasam. There could be days when you run out of tamarind and wonder how to make a rasam without it.

This is a rasam that does not require any tamarind,but also has a great flavor and is quite easy to make.No one can go wrong making it :)

Time:Making time (15 mins)

Difficulty level: Easy 

Ingredients:

• Tomatoes - 2 medium sized 
• Garlic - 3 to 4 flakes
• Ginger, a pinch ~ optional
• Red Chillies - 2 to 3
• Jeera - 1 tsp
• Black Pepper - 1 tsp
• Coriander seeds - 1 tsp
• Rasam Powder - 1 tsp ~ optional
• Salt to taste
• Curry leaves and Coriander to garnish

For Seasoning,

• Mustard seeds - 1 tsp
• Ghee - 1 tsp
• Asafoetida, a pinch

Preparation:

1. Cut the tomatoes into pieces and put it in a mixer.
2. Peel the skin of the Garlic pods and add it along with the tomatoes.
3. To this, add the Jeera,Black pepper,Coriander seeds and Red Chillies.
4. Add a little water and grind all the ingredients together.
5. To this mixture, add some more water,a pinch of asafoetida,salt to taste and allow it to simmer for a while until the raw smell disappears.
6. For the tadka,add a spoon of ghee,jeera,mustard seeds and a few curry leaves and allow it to splutter.Add this to the Rasam mixture.
7. Finally, add the chopped coriander leaves for the garnish.