Tomato Rasam (No tamarind)

I am a big time rasam lover 😅. You might have seen lots of rasam recipes in my blog. But this rasam that I have posted now is something very special. It is actually a result of my absent-mindedness. Any regular rasam will contain tamarind extract. It so happened that I forgot to add the tamarind extract 🤷🏻‍♀️. I was very skeptical how the taste of this rasam would be, as it is a very basic rasam with no ground herbs like pepper - cumin - coriander, but with just rasam powder for flavour. Now, no tamarind made me feel that its going to be a spoiler. But to my surprise, it turned out to be even more scrumptious than a tamarind added rasam. Have you ever made this kinda rasam before? If so, please tell me what the name is. I was even thinking of naming this as an absent-minded rasam 😂😂😂.

Recipe below:

Ingredients:

Tomato 1

Cooked Thur dal (1/4 cup or as per your taste)

1/2 tsp turmeric powder

Asafoetida as per taste

Few Curry leaves

Salt to taste

Mustard Seeds

Cumin Seeds

Curry leaves

Method:

1. Pressure cook the dal. Once cooked, mash it nicely.

2. Add the chopped tomatoes, turmeric powder, asafoetida and salt to a vessel and bring them to a boil.

3. Add rasam powder, mix well. Boil for 5 minutes.

4. Add tur dal. Let it simmer for 5 minutes and then switch off the flame.

5. Heat a tbsp of ghee. To it add mustard seeds, cumin seeds, curry leaves. Once they splutter, add it to the rasam.

6. Garnish with coriander and curry leaves.