Traditional Tomato Rasam | Tomato Charu

Ingredients

Tuvar dal – ¼ cup
Tomatoes – 4
Water – 3 cups
Turmeric – ½ tsp.
Oil – 1 tsp.
Rasam powder – 2 tsp.
Jaggery – 1 tsp.
Salt to taste
Tamarind juice – 2 tbsp.
Asafoetida – ½ tsp.
Curry leaves – few
Coriander – 1 tbsp. chopped
Red chillies – 2 or 3
Mustard – 1 tsp.
Ghee – 1 tsp.

Method

1. Pressure cook dal with water, turmeric and oil for 5 whistles.
2. Boil tomatoes and peel off skin. Make into puree.
3. Take a vessel with dal water. Keep the dal aside.
4. Add tamarind and tomato puree to it along with rasam powder , jaggery and salt.
5. Boil well for 5 minutes.
6. Now do the tempering with ghee by adding mustard, red chillies, hing and curry leaves. Pour it into the rasam.
7. Add fresh coriander for flavor and garnish.

Note –

If you feel the rasam is too thick, you can add some more water.

Here are a few more tasty rasam recipes….

a. Dal Rasam
b. Buttermilk Rasam
c. Simple Tomato Dal Rasam