Tomato Rasam Recipe / Thakkali Rasam

Rasam is an integral part of South indian meals... This is very simple rasam prepared with tomatoes, crushed garlic, and spices... I mostly prepared this rasam with a simple vegetable stir fry or chicken 65 to go along with it.... It is not only taste but also soothing when suffering from cold or fever...

But it was looking for a kerala style rasam recipe and this recipe was from my friends.. She loved it very much and the flavur of the crushed garlic which gives a unique aromatic smell than the usual rasam recipes... The coconut oil tempering is so good in this rasam.. I had this in draft so through to post it today.. I have already posted another version of Amma's tomato rasam which is often prepared by my mom at home....

So i hope that you must try this rasam and let me know how it's turns out from you....

Preparation time : 10 mins

Cooking time : 25 mins

Serve - 4

Recipe cuisine : Kerala 

INGREDIENTS :

Tomatoes - 1 medium size chopped roughly

Green chilli - 1 slit

Chilli powder - 1 tspn

Pepper powder - 1 tspn

Turmeric powder - 1/2 tspn

Garlic - 5 (crushed)

Coriander leaves - few (chopped)

Water - 2 1/2 cups

Salt - as needed

Sugar - 1 tspn

FOR GRINDING :

Tomato - 1/2 (chopped)

Cumin seeds - 1 tspn

Garlic - 4 to 5 cloves

FOR SEASONING :

Coconut oil - 1 tbspn

Mustard seeds - 1/2 tspn

Cumin seeds - 1/2 tspn

Asafoetida / hing - a pinch

Curry leaves - few

METHOD :

• Take grinding in a blender and make it into a smooth paste..
• Heat coconut oil in a kadai, add in mustard, cumin, asafoetida and curry leaves.. Saute for few sec..
• Add in tomato masala and cook till oil seperates from it..
• Now add in chilli powder , pepper powder and turmeric powder.
• Along with some salt and sugar mix well.
• When it combained add in chopped tomatoes and slit green chillies.. Mix well.
• Add in tamarind pulp and water.. Mix well.
• Add in crushed garlic cloves and mix well.
• Bring to boil lightly, once it's starts boil, turn off the flame ..
• Add in chopped coriander leaves and mix well..
• Cover it till serving..
• Serve with hot boiled white rice.. 
• Enjoy..

PICTORIAL :

 Take your ingredients

 Add some cumin seeds and garlic in a blender

 Add in tomato 

 Make it into puree

 Heat a pan with oil

 Add in mustrad, cumin seeds, curry leaves

 Add a pinch of asafotida

 Allow to crackle

 Toss it lightly

Add in pureed tomato mix

Keep cooking till oil seperates

Now add in chilli, turmeric and pepper powders

Add some salt and sugar

Tos well

Add in some chopped tomatoes and chilli

Toss wel

Add in tamarind pulp

Add lot of water

Mix well, keep it low flame

Inbetween the gap add some garlic in it

Crushed it lightly (which gives aromatic flavour)

Now add some crushed garlic cloves

Mix well

Bring to boil

Once it's starts to boil like this

Switch off the flame and 

add in chopped coriander leaves

Mix well

Transfer it in a serving bowl and 

cover it with lid till serve..

Now serve with white rice

Enjoy..