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Ingredients ( Rasam Podi | Seasoning | For Rasam )
Ingredients for rasam podi (rasam mixture)
Black pepper - 3/4 tsp
Cumin seeds - 2 tsp
Red chilli - 2 nos
Corriander seeds 1 tsp
Toor dhal - 1 tsp
Ingredients for seasoning
Oil - 1 tsp
Mustard - 1/4 tsp
Asafoetida - 1 pinch
Red chilli - 2 nos
Ingredients for rasam
Tamarind - 1 pea size ball
Tomato - 3 no
garlic - 2 cloves crushed
Curry leaf - 5 nos
corriander leaves - 1 string
Turmeric powder - 1/4 tsp
sambar powder - 1/2 tsp
Toor dhal cooked - 1/4 cup
Water - 3 cups
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Preparation Method
Grind the ingredients for rasam podi into a powder and keep aside.
Peel the skin of tomatoes and make a paste out of the flesh but sqeezing them gently. Add water and tamarind, smash well till the tamarind disolves. Add all the ingredients for rasam. Keep aside.
Heat oil in the pan and add mustard when its done popped add asafoetida, red chilli and the tomato mixture. When it boils reduce the heat to low, alow it to cook uncovered for 10 min. Now add rasam podi and let it boil for another 10 min. Convert it in a freash clean bowl and serve.
Other names/spelling variations: Thakkali Rasam, Tomato Rasam, Thakali rasam.
Thakkali is Tomato in Tamil language.
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