Tomato Rasam(Thakkali Sathumadhu)

Ingredients:

Tamarind          -  1/2 lemon size
Tomato            -  2 nos
Asafoitida         -  1/2 tea spoon
Pepper             -  1 tea spoon
Jeera                -  1 tea spoon
Thoor dal         -  1 table spoon
Rasam powder -  1 table spoon
Ghee                -  1 tea spoon
Mustard seeds  -  1 table spoon
Curry leaves     -  a few leaves
Coriander leave- 1 table spoon(finely chopped)
Salt to taste

1.  Soak the tamarind in warm water for 1/2 hr.
2.  Wash and soak thoor dal for 1/2 hr.
3.  Take the tamarind, thoor dal, tomatoes, jeera and pepper in a mixer and grind it into a paste adding water.
4.  Take 1 cup of water in a heavy bottomed vessel and add the ground paste , salt, asafoitida and rasam powder and allow it to boil for 5 - 8 mins.
5.  Once the raw smell goes off add another 1/2 cup of water and when it just starts to boil remove from stove.
6.  Heat the ghee in a kadai and add the mustard seeds.
7.  After it boils switch off the stove and add the chopped curry leaves and coriander leaves.  Add it to the rasam.
8.  Thakkali rasam ready.  Serve with rice and ghee.