Tomato Rasam

Tomato Rasam

Ingredients

• 1 cup yellow lentil (tuar dal)
• ½ cup tamarind water
• 1 cup tomato purée
• ½ tsp ginger-garlic paste
• ½ tsp mustard seeds
• 1 tsp cumin seeds
• ½ tsp turmeric powder
• ¼ tsp black pepper powder
• ½ tsp red chilli powder
• 3 tbsp curry leaves (chopped)
• 2 tbsp vegetable oil
• salt to taste

Directions

1. Put the lentils in a pressure pan with turmeric and 3½ cups of water.
2. You can pressure cook it or bring it boil and let it cook over medium heat until tender (about half an hour).
3. Keep aside heat oil in a pan.
4. Add mustard seeds and cumin seeds and let it splutter.
5. Add red chilli powder, pepper powder, salt, tomato purée, ginger-garlic paste and cook for 4 minutes.
6. Add tamarind water and 2 tbsp Kadi patta. Stir well.
7. Bring it boil, reduce the heat and cook for 2 minutes.
8. Blend the lentils in electric blender.
9. Add it to the above puree.
10. Also add 2-3 cups water and bring it to boil.
11. Serve hot. Garnish with curry leaves (kadi patta).