South Indian Tomato Rasam
South Indian Tomato Rasam Recipe is a delicious, easy, and healthy soup made with tomatoes, lentils, tamarind, and aromatic spices.
- Prep time
- 15 min
- Cook time
- 30 min
- Yield
- 4 servings
- Difficulty
- HARD
Ingredients
- 2 cup tomatoes ((see notes))
- 6 cup water
- 1+1/2 tsp salt
- 1+1/2 tsp red chili powder
- 1/4 tsp turmeric powder
- 1/2 tsp black pepper
- 20 curry leaves ((see notes))
- 2 tbsp lentils (Pigeon Peas/Toor Dal) ((see notes))
- 10 clove garlic
- 1 inch piece ginger
- 10 stalk cilantro
- 2 tbsp ghee ((see notes))
- 1+1/2 tsp white cumin seeds
- 1 tsp black mustard seeds
- 1/2 cup tamarind water ((see notes))
Instructions
- 1
Chop the tops off the tomatoes and quarter them.
- 2
Place them in a pot with the salt, red chili powder, turmeric, and black pepper.
- 3
Add in the water and the curry leaves turn the stove on and bring the soup to a boil.
- 4
Wash and rinse the lentils and add them to the pot, cover, and let the mixture simmer.
- 5
Use a small wet grinder or blender to make a green-colored paste of the garlic, ginger, and cilantro.
- 6
Heat the Ghee and saute the cumin and mustard seeds, in that order, for 30 seconds each.
- 7
Add the prepared green paste and saute everything for 1 minute before adding all the ingredients to the tomato mixture.
- 8
Cook for 10 minutes, uncover the pot, and use a masher to blend all the ngredients slightly.
- 9
Add in the tamarind and cook for an additional 5 minutes.
- 10
Let the soup rest covered for 10 minutes before serving.