Homemade Tomato Rasam Soup

Tomato Rasam is a famous south Indian soup which is made from tomatoes and rasam powder.It is very easy to prepare.You can enjoy it with papad or rice.I give u a simple recipe which i all time used to make it.

Ingredients:

• 3 chopped tomatoes
• 1 tbsp ready made rasam powder
• a pinch of turmeric powder (haldi)
• 1/2 tbsp chopped garlic
• 1 tbsp jaggery (gur)
• 1 tbsp salt
• 1 tbsp lemon juice
• 1/4 tbsp crushed black pepper
• 1 tbsp finely chopped coriander 

Tempering:

• 1 tbsp oil
• a few curry leaves
• 1 tbsp mustard seeds (rai)
• 1/2 tbsp cumin seeds (jeera)
• a pinch of asafoetida (hing)

Method:

• Cover and microwave tomatoes, 5/2 cup water, rasam powder, haldi, garlic, salt and jaggery together for 7 minutes.
• Cool and puree.
• Strain puree.
• In a small bowl, put all the ingredients of tempering and microwave covered for 2 minutes.
• Add the tempering & also 1/4 tbsp crushed pepper to the tomato puree & microwave for 2 minutes.
• Now, add a lemon juice in it.
• Garnish it with coriander leaves.
• Serve it with papad.