TOMATO PARUPPU RASAM

TOMATO PARUPPU RASAM

Paruppu Rasam or Dal Rasam is another popular type of rasam made in Tamil Nadu. Tamilians make use of Toor dal extensively. The cooked toor dal and its water is also spiced up and served as rasam along with rice.

So try this variation of paruppu rasam and let me know how it turned out for you.

Tomato rasam recipes:

prep time:5 min

cooking time:15 min

total time:20 min

recipes:rasam/broth

cuisines:indian

serves:3 no

Ingredients:

• Tomatoes – 1 large chopped finely
• Toor Dal / Tuvaram paruppu – 1/2 cup cooked
• Tamarind pulp-2 tbsp
• Garlic – 5 cloves crushed
• Rasam Powder-1tbsp
• Turmeric powder-1tsp
• Salt to taste
• Sugar – 1 tsp
• Coriander leaves - a handfull

For Seasoning:

• Oil – 1 tsp
• Mustard Seeds / Kaduku – 1 tsp
• Cumin Seeds / Jeerakam – 1 tsp
• Curry leaves – 1 sprig
• Asafoetida / Hing / Kaya Podi – 1/4 tsp
• Dry Red Chilli – 1 broken

Method:

1. Heat oil in a pan and add in tomatoes and green chilli. Saute for couple of mins.
2. Add in salt, sugar and rasam powder. Mix well.
3. Add in water and tamarind pulp and mix well. Bring this to a boil.
4. Now add in cooked dal and bring it to boil.
5. Add crushed garlic pods and mix well.
6. Once it reaches a boil, turn off the heat and add coriander leaves.
7. Mix well and serve.

Pictorial:

1)Heat oil in pan 

2)Add tomatoes, saute for couple of mins

3)Add in salt, sugar, rasam powder and turmeric powder

4)Cook till it turns into mushy

5)Add in tamarind water 

6)Now add required water

7)Cooked toor dhal

8)Add some crushed garlic pod

9)Bring to boil and switch off

10)Now make tempering and crackle them

11)And pour in rasam

12)Add coriander leaves 

13)Serve with hot rice