Tomato Rasam

Ingredients:

Tomato - 3 nos
Tamarind juice - 2 tbsp
Rasam powder - 1 tbsp
Garlic - 3 nos ( crushed )
Red chillies - 2 nos
Curry leaves - few
Corriander leaves - 2 tbsp ( chopped)
Oil - 1 tsp
Mustard seeds - 1/2 tsp
Salt to taste.
Method:

• Put whole tomatoes in boiling water, simmer for 3 minutes, keep it aside to cool.
• Peel away the broken skin of boiled tomatoes and mash them into a pulp.
• To the thick tomato pulp add water,add curry leaves, chopped corriander leaves, Rasam powder,Crushed garlic, tamarind juice and salt. mix well.
• Heat oil in a pan, add mustard and red chillies and allow to splutter.
• Now pour the rasam and bring to a boil and simmer for 2-3 minutes.

Serve hot as a soup or with steaming hot plain rice.