Tomato Rasam

TOMATO RASAM
Ingredients:
tamarind - size of half a lemon
red chillies - 4
curry leaves - 10 - 12
garlic - 4 - 5
mustard seeds - 1 tsp
cumin (jeera) - 1 tsp
whole black pepper - 1 tsp
salt to taste
tomato - 2
hing - 2 pinches
urad dal - 1 tsp
oil - to fry
turmeric powder - 1/2 tsp
corriander leaves - 1 tsp

Method:
- make a paste out of tamarind paste
- crush the garlic and keep it aside
- make a powder of the jeera seeds and pepper
- grind the tomatoes to a fine paste
- in a pan add oil
- add mustard seeds and urad dal
- add garlic and fry and add the red chillies
- add the curry leaves
- add the tamrind water, salt, turmeric powder.
- add hing and add the jeera
- pepper powder
- add the tomato paste and add some water to that
- allow it to boil
- add the corriander leaves and serve hot with rice