Cherry Tomato Rasam
Ingredients
- Rasam Spice blend
- 1 tablespoon coriander seeds ⓘ
- 2 teaspoons Cumin seeds
- 2 dried arbol chiles ⓘ
- 1 tablespoon dried split pigeon peas (Tuvar dal)
- Rasam broth ⓘ
- 4 cups water
- 1 large olive sized ball of tamarind fruit pulp OR ⓘ
- 1/2 teaspoon tamarind extract ⓘ
- 2 tablespoons Rasam spice blend
- 1 cup Cherry or grape tomatoes, cut in half ⓘ
- 1/4 teaspoon turmeric powder ⓘ
- 1 pinch asafetida powder
- 1 sprig curry leaves
- 1 small green chile slit in two ⓘ
- 1 teaspoon sea salt (adjust to taste)
Instructions
- In a coffee grinder, combine the ingredients for the spice blend & grind to a coarse powder
- Set the water to boil in a saucepan & add the tamarind, spice blend, tomatoes, asafetida, curry leaves,turmeric and salt ( all the ingredients except the cilantro, lime, ghee & cumin). Bring to a boil & then simmer, till the tomatoes are really soft. (~ 15 minutes)
- In a cast iron skillet, heat the ghee till REALLY smoking hot. add the cumin seeds & allow to sputter, split & brown. Add this sizzling tempering into the broth.
- Remove from heat & garnish with chopped cilantro. Add lime juice as per taste, Serve over plain rice. Or simply with as a light broth.
Nutrition & Diet Analysis (per serving)
325
kcal
16% DV
Protein
Fat
Carbs
* % Daily Values based on a 2,000 calorie diet (FDA 2020).