Tomato Rasam (Thakkaali Saatramudhu)

Ingredients

Tomato - 2 big (Finely chopped)
Tamarind - Size of small gooseberry
Thoor dhal (thuvaram paruppu) - 1/2 cup
Rasam Powder - 2 teaspoon
Asafoetida powder (perungaayam)
Coriander, Curry leaves
Salt - for taste
Green chilly - 1
Jeera - 1/2 teaspoon
Mustard - 1/2 teaspoon

Cooking of Thoor dhal (thuvaram paruppu)

1. Thoroughly wash the Thoor dhal in water
2. Put Thoor dhal in a vessel which can be accommodated in a pressure cooker. Add 1 tumbler of water in the vessel. Add a pinch of turmeric powder
3. Cover the vessel with a plate
4. Add 2 tumblers of water in the pressure cooker
5. Leave the Pressure cooker heated until 3 sounds

Preparation

1. Cook thoor dhal
2. Prepare 2 tumblers of tamarind water by thoroughly sqeezing them
3. Heat the tamarind water in a vessel
4. Add finely chopped tomatoes, salt, asafoetida powder, green chilly
5. Let it boil for 5 minutes
6. Add rasam powder and boiled thoor dhal
7. Let it boil for 3 minutes - until the smell of rasam powder goes away
8. Add 3/4 (Three-Fourth) tumber of water
9. Keep the stove in low flame.
10. Wait till yellow effervescence occupies the top layer completely
11. Turn off the stove
12. In a separate pan, heat ghee and add mustard, jeera. Wait till the mustard bursts.
13. Add this to rasam
14. Finally add coriander and curry leaves