How to Make Tomato Rasam (Charu)

Rasam is a most important food item in the lunch menu of South Indians.  They prefer it with white rice along with veg and non-veg curries.  This delicious food is a digestive one and  it could be made within minutes. To make Tomato rasam  we need some basic ingredients they are :

Ingredients for Tomato Rasam

  

Tomatoes                250 gms

Tamarind                 a small lemon size

Turmeric                 1/4^th tsp

Red chillie masala 
powder                   1tsp

Hing                       1/4^th tsp

Rasam powder        2tsps

Jaggery                   ½ tsp

Onion                     1/4^th size

Ginger                    1/2 inch

Garlic                     4 / 5 pods   

Curry leaves           10 to 15 leaves

Salt                        as per the taste

Drumstick tree 
leaves (Munaga aakulu)      1/4^th cup

Tadka Ingredients

Oil                           1tbsp

Mustard seeds         ½ tsp

Ajwain                    1/2th tsp

Fenugreek seeds      ¼ th tsp

Cumin seeds            1/2  tsp

Pepper corns           10 to 12  

Hing                        1/2 tsp 

Preparation:

 Set tomatoes, onions, ginger, garlic and tamarind in a jar grind in a fine paste. Remove from jar pour in a big vessel add turmeric, curry leaves, drumstick tree leaves, hing,     jiggery, salt,  rasam powder home made masala powder bring to a boil in a medium flame for 10 to 13 minutes when the aroma is given up turn into simmer for 5 to 6 minutes put off the stove.

Prepare tadka ingredients take a pan put it on the stove pour oil when it heats up add all the ingredients stir well when it is spluttering mix the tomato rasam to the tadka bring a  boil for 2 to 3 minutes then  turn off the stove. Garnisgh with coriander leaves your tomato rasam is ready.