Tomato Rasam – The Great Indian Spicery

Ingredients

• Coriander stems – with or without leaves ⅓ cup
• Garlic cloves 7-8
• Ginger chopped 1 inch
• Cumin seeds 2 tsp
• Black peppercorns ¼ tsp
• Chopped tomatoes 1-2 cups
• For making rasam
• Mustard seeds – black ½ tsp
• Urad dal – husked, split or husked, whole black gram 1 tsp
• Dry red chillies 2 pc
• Asafoetida A pinch
• Salt 1-2 tsp (as required)
• Curry leaves 7-8pc
• Turmeric ¼ tsp
• Water 1.5 cups
• Chopped coriander leaves ½ cup
• Rasam powder 1 ½ tsp
• Tamarind paste 3 tbsp
• Cooking oil as per choice 1 tbsp