Beetle Leaves Tomato Rasam / Vettila Rasam

 Beetle leaves tomato rasam also known as Vettila rasam in Kerala is a healthy curry and can be served hot with rice.

The following ingredients are needed to prepare Beetle Leaves Tomato Rasam / Vettila Rasam.

Ingredients:-

Beetle Leaves. -8
Tomato.            -2 large
Black pepper.   -2 tsp
Cumin seeds.   -2 tsp+ 1tsp
Garlic cloves.  -3
Asafoetida.      -1/2 tsp
Tamarind.         -a lemon size
Mustard seeds .-1tsp
Green chilly.    -2
Dry red chilly.  -2
Curry leaves.    -1sprig
Water.               -as required
Salt.                  -to taste
Coconut oil.     -1tbsp

Instructions:-

1). Chop tomato into small pieces. Slit green chillies. Soak tamarind in little water for 3 minutes and squeeze and extract tamarind juice. Keep aside.

2). Wash beetle leaves and pat dry with a clean cloth. Grind the beetle leaves along with garlic cloves, black pepper, 2 tsp cumin seeds, asafoetida and few chopped tomato pieces to a smooth paste without adding water. Keep aside the ground beetle leaves paste mixture.

Method:-

1). Heat 1tbsp coconut oil in a wide bottom pan. Splutter mustard seeds and 1tsp cumin seeds. Add slit green chillies, dry red chillies and curry leaves into the pan and saute in oil.

2). Add ground beetle leaves paste mixture into the pan. Stir well and cook for 3 minutes on low flame.

3). Add remaining chopped tomato pieces and required salt into the pan and saute the tomatoes.

4). Add tamarind juice and 1 and 1/2 cup of water into the pan and mix well. Boil and cook tomato pieces on low flame until soft. Switch off the flame. Add finely chopped few coriander leaves.

Beetle Leaves Tomato Rasam / Vettila Rasam is ready to serve hot with rice.