Instant Tomato Rasam
Cuisine: Indian
Author: EasyRecipes .
By popular demand from students and bachelors, here is a quick and easy recipe for Instant Tomato Rasam. In just a few minutes, you’ll be on your way to enjoying a steaming hot bowl of rasam. Have it as a soup or with some plain white rice…comforting!
Ingredients
  • Ghee (Clarified Butter) – 2 tsp
  • Mustard Seeds – ¼ tsp
  • Asafoetida – ⅛ tsp
  • Curry Leaves – few
  • Green Chilies – to taste, slit
  • Whole Black Peppercorns – ¼ tsp, roughly crushed
  • Garlic – 2 large cloves, roughly crushed
  • Tomato Soup – 1 can
  • Water – 1½ cans
  • Tamarind Paste – 1 tsp or to taste
  • Salt – to taste
  • Rasam Powder – 1 tsp
  • Cilantro – chopped for garnishing
Instructions
  1. Heat Ghee in a pan.
  2. Add Mustard Seeds and let them pop.
  3. Add Asafoetida, Curry Leaves, Green Chilies, Garlic and Black Peppercorns. Mix.
  4. Add Tomato Soup and Water.
  5. Add Tamarind Paste, Rasam Powder and Salt. Mix well and allow it to come to a boil.
  6. Garnish with Cilantro.
  7. Serve hot as a soup or with plain white rice.
Recipe by Mithila.net at http://www.mithila.net/salads/soups/instant-tomato-rasam-1275.html