Tomato Charu

This is the easiest rasam amma used to make.It is different from all the rasam's



Ingredients:

1 1/2 big tomatoes chopped n pureed
1 small onion chopped
3 green chillies slit
1 tbsp fresh extracted tamarind pulp
1/2 tsp turmeric
1 tsp chilli pwd
1 tsp rasam pwd
5 cloves
5 elaichi
salt
pinch of sugar
chopped cilantro

For the Tadka

1 tbsp ghee
1 tbsp oil
1 tsp mustard seeds
1 tsp jeera
3 red chillies
2 garlic cloves
few curry leafs
pinch of hing.

Method:

Blend the tomatoes to a smooth paste and keep aside.

Make a coarse powder of the cloves n elaichi.

In a sauce pan add the pureed tomatoes and 2cups water.

To this add the chopped onion,slit green chillies,tamarind paste,turmeric pwd,chilli pwd,elaichi n clove pwd and salt.

On medium heat bring this whole thing to a boil,let it cook until the onions turn transparent.

Next add the rasam pwd and pinch of sugar.

Remove to a bowl and garnish with cilantro leaves.

Next do the tadka,heat the oil n ghee togeather on medium heat.

To this add the mustard seeds,jeera,hing,dry chillies,curry leafs n crushed garlic.

Add this tadka to the prepared rasam n immediately cover n let it rest for some time.

Serve with hot rice .