Quick Tomato Rasam
(from Nandini’s recipe box)
Source: http://www.monsoonspice.com/2006/09/quick-tomato-rasam.html
Categories: Raw mango, saaru/Rasam
Ingredients
- 1 Medium sized Onion, Peeled and sliced horizontally
- 2-3 Tomatoes or 1 Canned Tomato
- 1 medium sized raw Mango, diced (optional)
- 1-2 Green chillies, sliced
- 1 inch ginger, chopped finely
- 1/2 cup of Red Lentils
- Fresh coriander leaves
- 1 teasp of tarmaric powder
- 2 Tbsp of Rasam Powder
- 1 teasp Jaggary
- Salt
- For seasoning:
- 1 dry red chilli
- 2 teasp mustard
- 1 teasp jeera/cumin seeds
- 1/2 teasp Hing/Asafoetida
- Oil
Directions
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In a pressure cooker take little oil and season with red chilli, mustard, jeera and hing.
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When it starts spluttering, add sliced onions, green chillis and finely chopped ginger, cook for 1 min.
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Add tarmaric and rasam powder. (click for recipe for rasam powder)
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Blanch the tomatoes and make a puree. (If you dont have enough time for this then add sliced tomatoes directly or u can use canned tomatoes also which gives wonderful taste). Add this to other ingredients.
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Add diced raw mango and jaggry. (Mango gives sour taste and jaggary compliment with it)
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Add enough water.
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At last add lentil/daal and salt to taste.
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Close the pressure cooker lid and cook it(2-3 whistles)
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Add chopped fresh coriander leaves before serving.
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Hint:
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You can add little tarmarind water instead of raw mangoes.