Ingredients

• 1 - Tomato
• 1/2 - Lemon
• 2 - Green chillies, slit lengthwise
• 1-inch, crushed - Ginger
• 2 sprigs - Curry leaves
• 1 tsp - Kasuri methi/Dry fenugreek leaves
• 1/2 tsp - Mustard seeds
• 1/2 tsp - Jeera/Cumin seeds
• 1/4 tsp - Hing/Asafoetida
• 1/2-inch cube - Jaggery
• 1/4 tsp - Turmeric powder
• 1 tsp - Coriander powder
• 3 cups - Water
• 1 tsp - Oil
• Salt to taste

How to Make Spicy Tomato Lemon Rasam in 5 minutes

• In a deep bottom pan add oil. When hot add mustard seeds, jeera and as they splutter add hing.
• Now add green chillies and saute.
• Now add 1 sprig curry leaves, kasuri methi and saute.
• Then add tomatoes and saute followed by turmeric powder and coriander powder.
• Cook for just 1 minute without adding water.
• Now add water, salt and jaggery.
• Cook till a rolling boil.
• Remove off the flame and add lemon juice.
• Pop in 1 sprig of fresh curry leaves.
• Serve with hot plain rice or drink as soup.