Tomato Dal Rasam
A delicious and soul soother soup; this Tomato Dal Rasam is great for cold days. Slightly sweet, more spicy and tangy; this combination of spices and dal yields a super flavorful broth.
Servings: 3
Calories: 200kcal
Ingredients
- ¾ cup toor dal (boiled)
- 2 medium tomatoes (diced)
- 1 tablespoon jaggery
- 1 tablespoon tamarind paste
- 2 teaspoon rasam powder
- 1 teaspoon ginger chili paste
- 1 teaspoon turmeric powder
- 1 ¼ teaspoon salt
- 4 cups water
Tempering Ingredients
- 1 ½ teaspoon oil
- ¼ teaspoon mustard seeds
- ¼ teaspoon cumin seeds
- ½ teaspoon urad dal
- ⅛ teaspoon asafetida
- 3-4 curry leaves
- 1-2 red/green chili
Instructions
- In a thick pan add water. Add diced tomatoes, jaggery and tamarind paste.
- Bring the water to a boil. Then add cooked dal, ginger chili paste, turmeric and salt.
- Boil the dal mix for 5-10 minutes, stirring intermittently.
- In a pan add oil and heat it. Add urad dal and let it turn brown.
- Then add mustard seeds, asafetida, cumin seeds, red or green chili and curry leaves. Once the seeds pop, turn down the heat.
- Add rasam masala on the cooking dal.
- Transfer the tempering on the masala and mix well.
- Let the rasam cook for a couple of minutes, then turn down the flame.
- Sprinkle cilantro on top and let the rasam sit for a few minutes.
- Enjoy warm!
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Notes
- Do not boil rasam a lot after adding the rasam powder. Let it cook till frothy and then turn down the flame. A lot of recipes call for adding some cold water after turning down the heat to stop cooking the rasam further.
- Don't have rasam powder? Replace with sambar powder and ¼ teaspoon black pepper powder and ½ teaspoon cumin powder.
- Tamarind is the best ingredient to add tang to the recipe. I would strongly not recommend skipping it. Fresh tamarind or paste works well here.
- The rasam works really well as part of meal prep. In order to reheat the rasam, boil for a minute or two and enjoy warm.
Nutrition
Calories: 200kcal | Carbohydrates: 36g | Protein: 10g | Fat: 3g | Saturated Fat: 0.2g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 1g | Trans Fat: 0.01g | Sodium: 1072mg | Potassium: 253mg | Fiber: 8g | Sugar: 10g | Vitamin A: 725IU | Vitamin C: 34mg | Calcium: 52mg | Iron: 2mg