I love RASAM.
We drink it just like that or we eat along with rice. Rasam goes well with anything
A combination of rasam with mutton peratal is superb, rasam with sardine, rasam with chicken peratal, rasam with fried salted fish.... the list goes on..
It's beneifical to health as it has the digestive qualities.
Rasam is easy to prepare.
Ingredients
3-4 big ripe tomatoes - cut into halves
5 cloves of garlic
1/2 cm ginger - finely chopped
2 stalks curry-leaves
2-3 Dry chillies
Asafoetida
Tamarind juice - half cup
1/2 teaspoon of mustard seed
Pimch of turmeric powder
Salt to taste
Choppped coriander
Coriander seeds, cumin seeds, pepper (spices) - 1/2 teaspoon (pound the ingredients)
How to make Tomato Rasam:
Heat 1-2 tablespoon of oil in a medium heat.Add the mustard seeds and dry chillies and curry leaves, once it starts to sputter, add the pound spices,garlic and ginger, sauteed it for 3 minutes. Add a pinch of turmeric and asafoetida
Add the tomatoes with 1/2 cup of water, mash the tomatoes (with a spoon), it's important that the juices are out. Simmer for 5 minutes.
Add the tamarind juice. Season with salt.
Simmer for another 2- 3 minutes - or till you see the bubbles on the surface.
Garnish it with chopped coriander
Tomato rasam is ready - the choice is yours on how you want to eat it.
