Sunday, March 30, 2008

Tomato Jeera Rasam

Ingredients:
Tomato- 3 large- chopped
Toor dal- ½ small cup
Mustard- ½ tsp
Jeera powder- 1 tbsp
Tamarind juice- 1 ½ tbsp
Chilli powder- ½ tsp
Turmeric- ½ tsp
Pepper Powder- made of 8-10 pepper corns after it is roasted.
Salt to taste
Jaggery- a small piece if required
Asofoteda- a pinch
Curry leaves
Oil- 2 tsp

Method:
Boil the toor dal and tomato together in a cooker. Once boiled, grind it to a paste. Now in a vessel, take oil, add mustard. Once its starts spluttering add the curry leaves, asofoteda, chilli powder, turmeric powder. Now add the cooked toordal & tomato mixture. Add the jeera powder, pepper powder, jaggery and tamarind juice. Add salt to taste and bring it boil. You can add as much water as you want. Serve with hot rice.

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