Tomato Rasam (without rasam powder)

They say CoVi_19 can be destroyed in high temperature.  This recipe will make the our body real warm, hence may be, it will do some good in prevention.


Ingredients:

Tamarind paste            1 lemon size paste
Cumin seeds                3 tsp
Tumeric powder           1/2 tsp
Black pepper corns      2 rsp
Garlic                           6 cloves (roughly chopped)
Cooking oil                  2 tbsp ( I use olive oil)
Mustard                        1 tsp
Asafoetida                    2 pinches
Dry red chillies             3 pcs
Curry leaf                     12 pcs
Tomato (medium size)  2 pcs (chopped into 4 pcs)
Coriander leaf               2 tsp  (chopped)

Method

1.    Soak the tamarind paste in half cup of warm water for 30 minutes.
2.    Squeeze the soaked paste. strain and keep aside.
3.    In a grinder, grind the cumin seeds, black pepper corns and garlic.
4.    Heat up oil, temper with mustard.
5.    Add in asafoetida, dry chilies and curry leaves.
6.    Add tomatoes and saute untill soften.
7.    Add in the grinded ingredients.
8.    Add in tumeric powder.
9.    Stir till fragrance can be smelled.
10.   Add in the strained tamarind pulp.
11.   Add salt to taste.
12.   Bring to a gentle boil.
13.   Switch off the stove, add coriander leaf.
14.   Serve.