
Time and servings
Time and servings
Ingredients
- 4 tsp oil
- 1 tsp mustard
- 1 tsp urad dal
- few curry leaves
- 1 dried red chilli
- 4 cloves garlic (finely chopped)
- 1 onion (finely chopped)
- 3 to matoes (finely chopped)
- ¾ cup tamarind extract
- ½ tsp turmeric / haldi
- 1 tsp salt
- ½ tsp jaggery / gud
- 2 green chilli (slit)
- 1 cup water
- 2 tsp rasam powder
- 2 tbsp coriander leaves (finely chopped)
Instructions
- firstly, in a large kadai heat 4 tsp oil and splutter 1 tsp mustard, 1 tsp urad dal, few curry leaves and 1 dried red chilli.
- also saute 4 cloves garlic to slightly golden.
- additionally add 1 onion and saute well.
- further add 3 tomatoes and saute slightly.
- also add ¾ cup tamarind extract, ½ tsp turmeric, ½ tsp jaggery and 1 tsp salt. mix well.
- cover and boil for 15 minutes or till tomatoes gets cooked well.
- furthermore, add 1 cup water and 2 green chilli. mix well.
- boil for a minute and adjust consistency.
- now add 2 tsp rasam powder and mix well avoiding from any lump formation.
- boil for 2 minutes or till rasam gets cooked completely.
- finally, and 2 tbsp coriander leaves and serve tomato rasam recipe with hot steamed rice.
Step-by-step
1
firstly, in a large kadai heat 4 tsp oil and splutter 1 tsp mustard, 1 tsp urad dal, few curry leaves and 1 dried red chilli.

2
also saute 4 cloves garlic to slightly golden.

3
additionally add 1 onion and saute well.

4
further add 3 tomatoes and saute slightly.

5
also add ¾ cup tamarind extract, ½ tsp turmeric, ½ tsp jaggery and 1 tsp salt. mix well.

6
cover and boil for 15 minutes or till tomatoes gets cooked well.

7
furthermore, add 1 cup water and 2 green chilli. mix well.

8
boil for a minute and adjust consistency.

9
now add 2 tsp rasam powder and mix well avoiding from any lump formation.

10
boil for 2 minutes or till rasam gets cooked completely.

11
finally, and 2 tbsp coriander leaves and serve instant tomato rasam recipe with hot steamed rice.

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Notes
- firstly, boil tomatoes well in tamarind water, else the raw smell will remain.
- additionally, adding onions is optional. you can skip if you do not prefer.
- further, use tomato puree if you do not prefer tomato pieces in rasam.
- finally, instant tomato rasam recipe taste great when served hot and spicy.
Original recipe by Hebbar’s Kitchen: https://hebbarskitchen.com/instant-rasam-recipe-no-dal-rasam/