Tamil nadu style Rasam Recipe Preparation

Tamil nadu style Tomato Rasam

Rasam tamilnadu style Preparation is very special in taste almost all state people like the taste of Tamil nadu style rasam recipe.  The most commonly prepared and my favorite varieties are Tamil style tomato rasam and jeera pepper rasam. My mon prepare pepper rasam tamil style to get relief from cold and cough.

Ingredients needed for Tamil style tomato rasam

Ripped tomatoes 2

Tamarind - 4 pieces

Cumin seed Jeera – 1tsp

Pepper – 1tsp

Red chillies -2

Chenna dal – 1tsp

Urad dal – 1tsp

Curry leaves – little

Garlic – 4 cloves

Coriander leaves - little

Asafotida – a pinch

Mustard – 1tsp

Sugar a pinch

Salt and oil as per taste

 How to prepare Tamil style tomato Rasam

• First prepare Tamil rasam powder by frying urad dal, chenna dal(kadalai paruppu), little curry leaves,  dried red chillies, jeera, pepper. Grind a nice powder in the mixer.
• Soak tamarind and extract the juice, keep it aside. Take a vessel add a cup of water and boil then add the tomatoes.
• Mash the tomatoes; add tamarind juice, sugar, 3ooml of water and salt. Keep it aside.
• Adjust the salt and sour taste as per your taste by adding water. Crush the garlic into fine paste.
• Now take a pan add little oil, fry the mustard, curry leaves, garlic paste, and rasam powder (do not over fry),
• Now add the tomato mixer water and let to one boil (by forming foam)
• Finally add the chopped coriander leaves and Asafotida, close the lid for ten minutes.