Easy Tomato Rasam in Cooker

Time and servings

Prep time	5 min
Cook time	25 min
Total time	30 min
Serves	3 servings

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About

It is basically a quick and easy version of the traditional tomato rasam recipe prepared with all the ingredients cooked in a pressure cooker. In other words, it is a one-pot rasam recipe without the hassle of using multiple vessels and mixing ingredients one by one. It can be a perfect rasam especially if you need something in a jiffy and focus on other recipes while it gets pressure cooked. There are many types of rasam recipe which basically differs in the set of ingredients and the way it is prepared. However, this post covers a basic tomato and toor dal-based rasam which is quite popular across India. Basically, any type of rasam with or without dal can follow the same technique as shown here. Perhaps, if no dal is used, the use of a cooker is not mandatory, but it should be a significant contributor.

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Ingredients

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for rasam powder:(or use udupi rasam powder)

• 1 tsp oil
• 1 tsp coriander seeds / dhaniya seeds
• ½ tsp jeera / cumin seeds
• 10 methi seeds / fenugreek seeds
• 3 dried kashmiri red chili / lal mirch
• few curry leaves
• ¼ tsp black pepper / lal mirch

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other ingredients:

• 1 medium sized tomato (finely chopped)
• 2 green chili (slit lengthwise)
• few curry leaves
• 1 cup tamarind extract
• ½ tsp turmeric powder / haldi
• ½ tsp jaggery
• salt to taste
• 2 cups water
• 1 cup toor dal (cooked)
• 2 tbsp coriander leaves (finely chopped)

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for tempering:

• 1 tsp oil
• 1 tsp mustard seeds / rai
• ½ tsp urad dal
• 2 dried red chili (broken)
• few curry leaves
• pinch asafoetida / hing

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Instructions

1. firstly, add a tsp of oil and roast coriander seeds, jeera, methi seeds, red chili, curry leaves and pepper.
2. blend to fine powder. keep side.
3. in a kadai take tomatoes, green chili and curry leaves.
4. also add tamarind extract, turmeric, jaggery and salt.
5. cover and boil the tamarind water for 15 minutes.
6. add 2 cups of water and get to boil.
7. now add cooked toor dal and mix well.
8. also add prepared rasam powder or udupi rasam powder.
9. mix well and continue to boil for 2 minutes.
10. meanwhile, prepare for tempering by heating oil.
11. add mustard, urad dal, dried red chili, curry leaves and hing.
12. pour the tempering onto the rasam.
13. also add coriander leaves and serve tomato rasam recipe or easy tomato saaru recipe with rice and papad.

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Rasam powder recipe

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Tomato rasam recipe

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Video

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Notes

• firstly, boil the tamarind water along with tomatoes well.
• additionally, garnish with grated coconut along with coriander leaves at the end for more flavours.
• also, adjust the amount of rasam powder, according to your preference.
• finally, tomato rasam recipe or easy tomato saaru should not be boiled too much after rasam powdered is added.