Tomato Rasam

==Description==
Category:Indian Recipes
===Ingredients===
* 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 	 
===Directions===
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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==See also==
Category:Indian SoupsCategory:Soups Category:Recipes
Category: Boiled Turmeric RecipesCategory: Turmeric Soup Recipes
Category:Curry Recipes
Category:Lentil Recipes
category:Black cumin Recipes
category:tamarind juice Recipes
category:vegetable oil Recipes
category:toor dal Recipes
category:mustard seeds Recipes
category:pepper Recipes
category:curry leaf Recipes
category:turmeric Recipes
category:pepper Recipes
category:chile leaf Recipes
category:tomato Recipes
category:garlic Recipes
category:water Recipes
category:cumin Recipes
category:salt Recipes
category:oil Recipes
category:dal Recipes