easy instant rasam recipe | tomato rasam without dal | no dal rasam

Recipe Snapshot

  • Prep time: 5 minutes
  • Cook time: 25 minutes
  • Total time: 30 minutes
  • Yield: 4 Servings
  • Category: rasam
  • Cuisine: south indian

Ingredients

  • 4 tsp oil
  • 1 tsp mustard
  • 1 tsp urad dal
  • few curry leaves
  • 1 dried red chilli
  • 4 cloves garlic (finely chopped)
  • 1 onion (finely chopped)
  • 3 to matoes (finely chopped)
  • ¾ cup tamarind extract
  • ½ tsp turmeric / haldi
  • 1 tsp salt
  • ½ tsp jaggery / gud
  • 2 green chilli (slit)
  • 1 cup water
  • 2 tsp rasam powder
  • 2 tbsp coriander leaves (finely chopped)

Method

  1. firstly, in a large kadai heat 4 tsp oil and splutter 1 tsp mustard, 1 tsp urad dal, few curry leaves and 1 dried red chilli.
  2. also saute 4 cloves garlic to slightly golden.
  3. additionally add 1 onion and saute well.
  4. further add 3 tomatoes and saute slightly.
  5. also add ¾ cup tamarind extract, ½ tsp turmeric, ½ tsp jaggery and 1 tsp salt. mix well.
  6. cover and boil for 15 minutes or till tomatoes gets cooked well.
  7. furthermore, add 1 cup water and 2 green chilli. mix well.
  8. boil for a minute and adjust consistency.
  9. now add 2 tsp rasam powder and mix well avoiding from any lump formation.
  10. boil for 2 minutes or till rasam gets cooked completely.
  11. finally, and 2 tbsp coriander leaves and serve tomato rasam recipe with hot steamed rice.

Kiyaan Singh’s Kitchen Note

Keep this recipe as a working base: cook once as written, then adjust spice, texture, and serving style for your own table.