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Tomato Rasam

Thursday, 08 February 2007

Description

Ingredients

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Tamil

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Serves

1 cup yellow lentil (tuar dal)
1/2 cup tamarind water
1 cup tomato puree
1/2 tsp. Ginger-garlic paste
1/2 tsp. mustard seeds
1 tsp. cumin seeds
1/2 tsp. turmeric powder
1/4 tsp. black pepper powder
1/2 tsp. Red chilli powder
3 tbsp. curry leaves (chopped)
2 tbsp. vegetable oil
salt to taste

Methods/steps

Put the Lentils in a pressure pan with turmeric and 3-1/2 cups of water.
You can pressure cook it or bring it boil and let it cook over medium heat until tender (about half an hour). Keep aside
Heat oil in a pan. Add mustard seeds and cumin seeds and let it splutter.
Add red chilli powder, pepper powder, salt, tomto puree, ginger-garlic paste and cook for 4 minutes.
Add tamarind water and 2 tbsp. kadi patta. Stir well. Bring it boil, reduce the heat and cook for 2 minutes.
Blend the Lentils in electric blender. Add it to the above puree. Also add 2-3 cups water and bring it to boil.
Serve hot. Garnish with curry leaves (kadi patta).

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Recipe retrieved from http://www.cookbookwiki.com/Tomato_Rasam

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