Tomato Rasam | Thakkali Rasam
Tomato Rasam is a flavourful, tasty rasam made by cooking tomato with tempered spices, hebs in tamarind extract. Tomato Rasam is divinely tasty, healthy and can be relished with rice, idli & dosa. Thakkali Rasam Recipe is explained in this post with step by step pictures.
Servings3
Ingredients
- 2 small tomato
- 1 and 1/2 cups water
- 1 teaspoon toor dal cooked
- 1/2 teaspoon kashmiri chili powder
- 1/2 teaspoon turmeric powder
- small lemon size tamarind
- 1/2 teaspoon hing
- coriander leaves to garnish
- salt to taste
TO GRIND COARSELY:
- 1.5 teaspoon coriander seeds
- 1/2 teaspoon whole black pepper
- 1/2 inch ginger
- 3 cloves garlic roughly chopped
- 1/2 teaspoon jeera
TO TEMPER:
- 2 teaspoon coconut oil
- 1/2 teaspoon mustard seeds
- a pinch fenugreek seeds
- 2 whole red chillies
- a small sprig curry leaves
Instructions
- Dry roast garlic, ginger, pepper, coriander seeds till nice aroma rises.
- Then coarsely grind it in a blender, Set aside.
- Chop 2 small tomatoes. Transfer it to a kadai, crush tomatoes with your hands, add 1/2 cup water along with turmeric and red chilli powder.
- Let it boil in sim for 5mins till raw smell leaves. Add required salt.
- Once tomatoes turn mushy and raw smell completely leaves, add hing.
- Then add the pepper jeera mixture and let it boil for 3mins.Then add tamarind water.
- Add 1 cup water(adjust water according to the thickness).
- Boil for a good 5-7mins until raw smell leaves. It will start to froth. Add dal and let it froth.
- Meanwhile in a tadka pan heat coconut oil – add the items listed under ‘to temper’ let it splutter.
- Add the tadka to the rasam. Finally garnish with generous sprinkle of coriander leaves and switch off.
- Serve Tomato Rasam hot with rice and papad…yummm!!
Notes
- Don’t let rasam boil for more time which will spoil the taste. In specific after dal is added do not boil more. Adding dal is purely optional but gives more flavour.
- I used one bangalore tomato and one country tomato. Country tomato gives a tangy taste to the rasam.
Nutrition Facts
Tomato Rasam | Thakkali Rasam
Amount Per Serving (75 ml)
Calories 68
Calories from Fat 36
% Daily Value*
Fat 4g6%
Saturated Fat 2g13%
Polyunsaturated Fat 0.3g
Monounsaturated Fat 1g
Sodium 15mg1%
Potassium 306mg9%
Carbohydrates 9g3%
Fiber 2g8%
Sugar 3g3%
Protein 2g4%
Vitamin A 899IU18%
Vitamin C 53mg64%
Calcium 36mg4%
Iron 1mg6%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.
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