Ingredients
For Rasam Powder
- 1 tsp oil
- 1 tsp coriander seeds – roasted
- ½ tsp jeera
- 10 methi seeds
- 3 dried Kashmiri red chilies
- 1 handful curry leaves
- ¼ tsp black pepper
Other ingredients
- 1 medium sized tomato – finely chopped
- 2 green chilies – slit lengthwise
- 1 handful curry leaves
- 1 cup tamarind extract
- ½ tsp turmeric powder
- ½ tsp jaggery
- Salt to taste
- 2 cups water
- 1 cup toor dal – cooked
- 2 tbsp coriander leaves – finely chopped
For tempering
- 1 tsp oil
- 1 tsp mustard seeds
- ½ tsp urad dal
- 2 dried red chilies – broken
- 1 handful curry leaves
- 1 pinch asafoetida
Tomato rasam is one of the best dishes to include in a person’s cooking repertoire. Rasam is already one of the most iconic dishes in Indian cuisine. It is typically made using tamarind juice or kokum, chili pepper, cumin, and of course, the famous rasam stock. Tomatoes are normally used in rasam preparation as well, but normally as a supplementary ingredient, rarely the main ingredient, but you won’t’ regret trying this tomato rasam at all.
Health Benefits
You can’t go wrong including tomatoes in your diet. It is a wonderful fruit (or vegetable) that has a whole lot of health benefits that you absolutely want to have. Eating tomatoes can improve a person’s eye health, stomach health, and reduce blood pressure. Tomatoes are also valued for their ability to treat skin problems, provide diabetes relief, and treat urinary tract infections. Looking at it, there isn’t much that the wonderful tomato can’t do.
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How to make Tomato Rasam/Thakkali Rasam
Trivia Tomatoes originated in what is now, modern day Peru. |
