Tomato, Orange Wonderful Rasam

Tomato - Orange - Wonderful -Rasam

 

A very simple rasam which can be consumed as soup in cold evenings.
Ripe big tomato           -- 1
Ginger piece                -- 1 inch
Green chilli                  -- 1
Rasam powder            -- 1 tsp
Turmeric powder         -- 1/2 tsp
Lime juice                   -- 1 tsp
Orange juice               -- 2 tbsn
Salt to taste
To season :
Ghee                         -- 1 tsp
Mustard                    -- 1 tsp
Jeera                         -- 1/2 tsp
Curry & Coriander leaves -- 1 tbsn

1. Cut the tomato, ginger, green chilli to small pieces.
2. Grind them to a smooth paste with salt.
3. Boil the paste with rasam powder and turmeric powder adding 2 cups of water till the raw smell of tomato goes.
4. Add two more cups of water and keep it on fire till it froths.
5.Donot allow it to boil again.
6.Take a pan and season all the spices and add it to the rasam.
7.Take the juice of one full orange and add it to the rasam.If the orange is a little savour, no need to add lemon juice. If the orange is very sweet, add one tsp of lemon juice to the rasam.
8. Never keep the rasam on fire after adding the juices.
9. If you want to take it as soup in the evening, you can microwave it and drink.
10. Best rasam or you can call it soup for a winder evening.Enjoy!!!