Tomato Rasam

In Udupi, lunch is incomplete without the favourite Tomato rasam. There are people who would not mind have Tomato rasam over and over for days. Tomato rasam is something that must be tasted at least once in life.

Ingredients

Tomatoes - 2
Dal - 2 - 3 handful
Tamerind paste - half a spoon
Salt - to taste
Green chillies - 2
Turmeric - half a spoon
Jaggery - little
Coriander leaves - few
Curry leaves - few
Asafoetida or hing - very little
Lemon juice - half a spoon

Method

Firstly, cut tomatoes into small pieces. Then cook dal and tomatoes for about 5 minutes in a pressure cooker on a high flame. Once cooked, mash dal to make it paste like.

Next, cut green chillies and keep it ready.

Then, take tamerind, salt, green chillies, turmeric and jaggery in a bowl. Add half a glass water to this bowl and bring to a boil. Now, add cooked tomato pieces to this bowl. Wait till this mixture comes to a boil. Next, add the cooked and mashed dal into the bowl and wait till it comes to a boil. Now, add 2 spoons of Sambar masala and also coriander and curry leaves. Boil for 2 minutes and switch off the flame.

Add Asafoetida (hing) and lemon juice and mix well.

Enjoy your rasam straight from the Udupi kitchen. However, authentic Sambar masala made in Udupi style will make rasam hard to resist.