Garlic Pepper Tomato Rasam

Garlic Pepper Tomato Rasam is a quick and easy to make spicy and sour rasam good for cough and cold, goes well with steamed rice.

The following ingredients are needed to prepare Garlic Pepper Tomato Rasam.

Ingredients:-

Tomato.                  - 4medium size
Garlic.                    - 3 + 4 cloves
Tamarind.               - a gooseberry size
Pepper powder.       - 1tsp
Coriander powder.  -1 and 1/2tsp
Red chilly powder. -3/4tsp
Turmeric powder.   -1/2 tsp
Green chillies.        - 4
Dry Red chillies.    -2
Cumin seeds.          -1/2tsp
Mustard seeds.        -1tsp
Curry leaves.           -1 spring
Hing powder.           -1 and 1/2tsp
Salt.                          - to taste
Coconut oil.              - 3tsp

Instructions:-

1). Wash and roughly chop Tomatoes and keep aside.

2). Peel 7 Garlic cloves and chop 4 Garlic cloves into small pieces.Keep aside.

3). Wash and half slit Green chillies and keep aside.

4). Soak Tamarind in 1/4 cup of water and extract the Tamarind pulp.Keep aside.

Method:-

1). Grind chopped Tomatoes and 3 peeled Garlic cloves to a fine paste adding 1/4 cup of water.

2). Heat Coconut oil in a pan and splutter Mustard seeds and Cumin seeds and saute well.

3). Add 4 chopped Garlic cloves and fry till it becomes lightly brown.

4). Add 2 dry Red chillies and half slit Green chillies into the pan. Saute well and fry in oil on low flame for a second.

5). Add Curry leaves and saute well.

6). Add Turmeric powder, Red chilly powder, Pepper powder, Coriander powder, Hing powder and stir well for a second.

7). Add the ground Tomato Garlic paste, required Salt and 1/4 cup of water into the pan and mix well.

8). Add the extracted Tamarind pulp and mix well.

9). Add 3/4 cup of water and mix well. Boil and cook on low flame for 3 minutes. You can add more water according to the consistency you need. Switch off the flame.

10). Transfer the Garlic Pepper Tomato Rasam to a serving bowl.

A tasty, spicy and sour Garlic Pepper Tomato Rasam is ready to serve hot.