Rasam

Name: Rasam
Total time: 600 s
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients: 1 lbs Tomatoes; Tamarind lemon small size ball; Coriander leaves few; 1 Garlic crushed; to taste Salt; Rasam powder; 1 tsp Tur dal /kandi pappu; 3 chilly Red; 10 - 15 Pepper corn; 1 tbsp Coriander seeds; 1/2 tsp Cumin seeds; Grind the above ingredients into a coarse powder.; 2 tbsp Oil; 1/4 tsp Rai; 1/4 tsp Cumin seeds; Curry leaves few; a pinch Hing

Saritha @cook_7828711

Canada

When you google it you will get n number of rasam recipes but its always the recipe which is passed on to your mom is used the most. This rasam is a comfort food for me. When you just want to eat something simple, something pipping hot, something for your sour throat or sometimes to go with rice and mutton fry or sometimes just you want to drink a soup. My elder daughter just loves it. She won't wait to eat it with the rice. Once the rasam is done, she takes it in a big glass and drinks it. I don't use store brough rasam powder and i never make rasam powder and store it. I always make rasam powder only for that day, fresh.
When i got married my sister took all the ingredients in a small zip lock bag and told me to keep it as a ready reckoner. Here is my mom rasam recipe:-

Saritha @cook_7828711

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Ingredients

10 mins

1 lbsTomatoes
Tamarind lemon small size ball
Coriander leaves few
1Garlic crushed
to tasteSalt
Rasam powder
1 tspTur dal /kandi pappu
3chilly Red
10 - 15Pepper corn
1 tbspCoriander seeds
1/2 tspCumin seeds
Grind the above ingredients into a coarse powder.
2 tbspOil
1/4 tspRai
1/4 tspCumin seeds
Curry leaves few
a pinchHing

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Steps

10 mins

1

Take out tamarind juice and discard the pulp.
2

Take chopped tomatoes in a bowl. Add salt,rasam powder,crushed garlic and coriander leaves. Mash it with one hand (wash your hands thoroughly).
3

In a pan take oil. Add all the seasonings. Once they flutter add the mashed tomatoes. Saute for a while and add the tamarind juice.
4

Let it come to boil and once froth starts forming switch off the flame and add more coriander leaves.
5

Serve hot with rice or just have it like soup.