Ingredients

• 7 - tomatoes
• 1/2 cup - coconut
• coriander leaves
• Asafoetida (hing)
• 1/2 cup, small - fried gram dal
• 3-4 tbsp - red chilli powder
• 1/2 tbsp - sugar
• For masala:
• A little coconut, fried gram, coriander leaves, hing and some cooked tomatoes

How to Make Plain tomato rasam

• Chop the tomato, cook with sugar and chilli powder.
• Once the tomatoes are cooked, take some out and grind with the ingredients listed for masala.
• Then add the ground paste back into the remaining tomatoes. Add salt to taste.
• Cook everything for 5-10 mins. Finally, season with some mustard.