Sun 24 Jan 2010
By popular demand from students and bachelors, here is a quick and easy recipe for Instant Tomato Rasam. In just a few minutes, you’ll be on your way to enjoying a steaming hot bowl of rasam. Have it as a soup or with some plain white rice…comforting!
Ingredients:
Ghee (Clarified Butter) – 2 tsp
Mustard Seeds – 1/4 tsp
Asafoetida – 1/8 tsp
Curry Leaves – few
Green Chilies – to taste, slit
Whole Black Peppercorns – 1/4 tsp, roughly crushed
Garlic – 2 large cloves, roughly crushed
Tomato Soup – 1 can
Water – 1 1/2 cans
Tamarind Paste – 1 tsp or to taste
Salt – to taste
Rasam Powder – 1 tsp
Cilantro – chopped for garnishing
Method:
1. Heat Ghee in a pan.
2. Add Mustard Seeds and let them pop.
3. Add Asafoetida, Curry Leaves, Green Chilies, Garlic and Black Peppercorns. Mix.
4. Add Tomato Soup and Water.
5. Add Tamarind Paste, Rasam Powder and Salt. Mix well and allow it to come to a boil.
6. Garnish with Cilantro.
7. Serve hot as a soup or with plain white rice.
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January 24th, 2010 at 10:17 pm
[...] Instant Tomato Rasam Recipe [...]
January 24th, 2010 at 10:54 pm
hi it seems the video is not public visible, can u pls look fix that
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hetal Reply:
January 24th, 2010 at 11:17 pm
Sorry…it’s public now. Thanks
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January 25th, 2010 at 4:18 am
yummmm
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January 25th, 2010 at 1:31 pm
Hi Hetal & Anuja,
Thank you guys for showing such easy recipes.
Which company’s rassam powder did you use? Some of the store bought powders are not as authentic as south Indians.
Thanks,
Shakuntala
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preeti Reply:
January 25th, 2010 at 2:20 pm
Hey Shakuntala,
You can use MTR rasam powder, which tastes too good.
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Shakuntala Reply:
January 25th, 2010 at 3:41 pm
Thanks Preeti
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January 25th, 2010 at 5:16 pm
Lovely and perfect for the weather. Many thanks! BTW, is a non-instant version of this recipe also available on your website?
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hetal Reply:
January 26th, 2010 at 2:54 pm
Hi Eeshani,
Not yet, but it’s soon to come!
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January 25th, 2010 at 6:15 pm
Hi didi,
wow..this was so easy. I can suggest another easy rasam recipe..it is called Melagu rasam..or pepper rasam.ITs my MIL’s recipe and is just awesome.
Fresh tangy tamarind water – 2 cups, diluted
zeera pwdr – 1 tsp
black pepper pwdr – 1 tsp,ur spice level or 5 pepper pods..
turmeric pwdr – 1/4 spoon
salt – to taste
coriander , curry leaves – few
fresh garlic – 3 fat ,roughly crushed with skin on.
Add this all to a kadai,vessel and keep it on the medium flame and just cook it till one boil comes..or else the tamarind will become bitter. You have to add coriander,curry leaf in the beginin itself..so that its flavour also mixes well.Really it takes only around 15 – 20 minutes. If u have more time, u can fresh crush some zeera seeds, pepper corns in a gota pestle for a more fresh n aromatic flavour.
Do try it..ull like it for sure.
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January 25th, 2010 at 7:18 pm
Hi Hetal/Anuja,
this reciepe looks good, but what do you eat this ‘rasam’ with? is it a south indian dish? cuz I’ve never heard of this one !
thank you
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hetal Reply:
January 26th, 2010 at 2:54 pm
Hi Yogita,
Yes, Rasam is a South Indian dish. It is traditionally made from the liquidy part of boiled toor daal, but this is just a quick fix recipe for people on the go. It can be had with plain white rice or as a soup.
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January 26th, 2010 at 4:56 pm
Hi Ladies,
With Super Bowl approaching, could you please provide a great meatless chili recipe? I know you have a longggg list, but this would be great to make for super bowl. I thought surely you guys would have a fantastic recipe. I would love to make it as it is also great comfort food during winter especially.
Thank you.
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hetal Reply:
January 27th, 2010 at 4:09 pm
Hi Pinal,
We’re sorry, but we will not be able to get a chili video out in time for the Super Bowl. We will put it on our list to do. Thanks for the suggestion.
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January 26th, 2010 at 8:13 pm
I love the south indian recipe. I will try out this very soon. Can you please post the dosa recipe.
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G Reply:
February 2nd, 2010 at 9:48 pm
1 cup urad dal
3 cups rice
soak together for 5 or 6 hrs.Blend them together with water,salt and maybe little bit of poha or cooked rice for a rice color.After the batter is done,it has to be fermented overnight in a warm place like oven or so.Your dosa batter is ready.You need a tawa and oil and spoon the batter on it and roast it for 2 mins on each side or until done.Serve with pickle
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January 27th, 2010 at 3:24 am
Hi Ladies,
I would suggest of using tomato paste or crushed tomato instead of tomato soup,which will give a authentic south Indian Rasam for your instant tomato Rasam.
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January 28th, 2010 at 2:51 am
What is the brand of tamarind do you suggest. I got one but it tastes very medicinal. I do not get fresh tamarind.
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February 2nd, 2010 at 11:34 pm
Dear Hetal & Anuja,
I tried this recipe , was grrrrrrreat!!!!!!!!!!
thanks a ton.
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February 9th, 2010 at 8:28 pm
Thanks very much for taking the time to show all these(comfort food) recipes. All your recipes are beautiful. Keep up the good work! From Christine in Canada.
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Anonymous Reply:
February 17th, 2010 at 5:14 am
Thanks for the recipe. Can u give Obbattu recipe which is from south india
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February 27th, 2010 at 2:52 am
I tried this recipe but there are a few points to note. This recipe will be too “tomatoey” and is close to soup than rasam unless you add lots of water. Also, since soup is used when boiling it tends to overflow similar to boiling milk.
You can make it with tamarind water and cut tomatoes instead of using soup.
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March 14th, 2010 at 1:00 am
Hi,
This looks yummm…….. but I think you have to add littlebit of sugar or Jaggery to it. It give sweatness to Rasam which tastes good.
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hetal Reply:
March 14th, 2010 at 4:37 pm
Hi Arathi,
The tomato soup already has some sweetness added so we skipped on additional sugar/jaggery.
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April 13th, 2010 at 1:28 pm
In the rasam, can i use fresh tomatoes?, my husband is allergic from can food.
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anuja Reply:
April 13th, 2010 at 1:45 pm
Hi Sunita,
Yes, you can. If you want the same texture as the can provides, blanch and peel the tomatoes and then puree them. You may have to add in additional spices.
Enjoy
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June 23rd, 2010 at 6:56 pm
Hi
I really like your reciepies.Please post some more soups or diet reciepies if possible.
Thanks
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July 29th, 2010 at 3:23 pm
gujrathi foods sucks…south and punjabi dhaba foods rocks always.
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RS Reply:
August 10th, 2010 at 12:48 am
Dear Mr. ya Miss Telugu,
Everyone has freedom of speech but it should not be misused. You are entitled to your choices in cuisine but there is no need to be derogatory in your comment with regards to gujurati food.
Hetal and Anuja- Thanks for sharing!
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August 12th, 2010 at 5:06 pm
telugu
you are such a loser – get a life!
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