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Tomato rasam is a poplular south Indian cuisine. It is also known as tomato chaaru and cooked daily as a part of meal in all over South India.Being a South Indian and growing up in that environment this version was my favorite. Rasam goes great with the dal and rice. Its wonderful sour and spicy taste is liked by everyone.

Ingredients :-


Ripe tomatoes - 4
Whole pepper - 10
Jeera - 2 tsps
Garlic flakes - 3
Chopped Coriander leaves - 2 tsps
Salt to taste
Oil - 1 tsps
Curry leaves - 5
Rasam powder - 1tsp
Jaggery – 1/2 tsp
Hing (Asofotadia) a pinch


Method :-


1. Blanch tomatoes in hot water, take out the skin and mash or grind the pulp.
2. Add lot of water to the pulp, salt, rasam powder and jaggery and mash well either with hand or with a hand blender.
3. Powder Pepper,Jeera, garlic coarsely.
4. For tempering, heat oil, add mustard seeds, jeera ,curry leaves, once they crackle add powdered pepper, jeera, garlic ,Hing. Fry little and add it to the tomato rasam.
5. Boil well for 5-10 minutes, add coriander leaves.
6. Serve hot as a soup or with steaming hot plain rice and papads. A dash of ghee in the rasam before serving will enhance the taste.


Tips :- You can add 1/2 cup boiled toor dal to the rasam.

20 Comments:

  1. Dibs said...
    Hello! How are you? Tomato rasam is my all time favourite 'soup'!
    Unknown said...
    i too make this without tamarind..laksh loves this..comfort food
    Unknown said...
    sireesha rasam super typical andhra recipe kada swc andhra event ki pampandi it is here http://indianhut.blogspot.com/2008/10/announcing-swc-andhra-pradesh.html
    Lakshmi said...
    Lovely recipe Sireesha. I am going to make this now :)
    Cham said...
    Except jaggery i make the same way, good one Sireecha
    Vidhya said...
    rasam looks yummy. I also follow the same method for making rasam
    Jaishree Iyer said...
    Tomato Rasam is my favorite .looks yummy & perfect sireesha..
    Anonymous said...
    i was in chennai for a week 2 months back...tasted rasam for the first time there n since then have loved it.....will try ur tomato rasam soon...seems very tempting...:-)
    Indian Khana said...
    Looks nice....I would like to have one cup of tht ;)
    Deepthi Shankar said...
    tomato rasam is the ultimate comfort food for me
    Raks said...
    Looks colorful!! Love to drink as such!
    Priya Suresh said...
    Sireesha wat a surprise, i prepared today this tomato rasam, u also posted it, my fav one..instead of tamarind i prepared them with lemon juice.
    CurryLeaf said...
    Very comforting in chilly weather.Nice recipe
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    anudivya said...
    Love Rasam, especially in a tumbler... hot and soothing.
    Usha said...
    Perfect comfort food,love this version without tamarind :-)
    Recipeswap said...
    Rasam looks nice.We most often end a meal with rasam and rice.
    Nivedita Thadani said...
    Hi
    I can feel the tangy, peppery, jaggerry in my mouth. Very tangy rasam!!!
    Nice photo too!!
    Treat and Trick said...
    Your tomato rasam looks delicious, will definetely try this one ....

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    Vikram Naresh said...
    hey... My girl's comin home for lunch n i need to cook.... This recipe s is gonna help me i hope n make a spicy rasam as she likes it :) thank you .

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