- Warm Tomato Soup - 2 cups
- Peppercorns - 6
- Cumin seeds - 1 tsp
- Curry leaves - 1 sprig
- Mint leaves - 1 sprig
- Red chili whole - 1
- Jaggery - marble size piece
- Coriander leaves - 1 sprig
- Bay leaf - 1 sprig
- Tamarind - 1" piece
- Water - 4 cups
- Ghee - 2 tsp
- Asafoetida - a pinch
- Cinnamon powder - a pinch
- Salt to taste
Method:-
- Roast the pepper and cumin seeds together.
- Grind under stone or in grinder. Add to soup.
- Add curry, mint, coriander leaves, bay leaf, chili, salt, tamarind, jaggery and crush the ingredients using a grinder.
- Add water, bring to boil.
- In a small crucible heat ghee, asafoetida and cinnamon powder.
- Add a few cumin seeds. When they splutter add to rasam.
- Boil for 2 minutes.
- Ready to serve.