SPICY TOMATO RASAM (CHARU) Filed under ( Appetizers and Snacks, Dry veg.and Side Dishes, Pickles and Chutneys )

Have been looking for a recipe to send over to Asha of Foodieshope (RCI-Karnataka) for at least the past week, but my search did not turn up any results, being North Indian ,here I was treading unknown territory!....but to think about it was I really???

I can rustle up several  South Indian dishes ...and thinking about it ,Rasam is one of those, it is my comfort food..... in a class of it's own, my panacea, can't get enough of it, all in all singularly spectacular! Hope it fits the bill Asha!

Ingredients-

• Tomatoes- 3 large, sliced
• Onion- 1 medium sized, sliced
• Green chillies- 2 chopped
• Tamarind- lemon sized ball ,soaked and strained
• Mustard seeds- 1/2 tsp.
• curry leaves- 5-6
• asafetida(hing)- a pinch
• top water of red-gram dal- as required
• refined oil- 1 tbsp.
• Black pepper and salt to taste
• pinch of sugar

                              ingredients for the rasam

Method-

Heat oil, add mustard seeds and curry leaves and let sputter, add tomatoes and onions, cover and cook for 10 minutes. Stir in the rest of the ingredients , simmer for another 10-15 mins. ,the Rasam is ready, serve with rice.

                                   the ready tomato rasam

Over to Asha now-

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