Dhideer rasam [ instant soup ]

Ingredients :

• Red big tomatoes - 1 / 4 k. g.
• Sambhar powder - 1 /2 tsp
• Turmeric powder - 1 / 4 tsp
• Asafoetida - 1 / 4 tsp
• Lime juice - 1 table spoon
• Salt - as required
• Coriander leaves - little

For seasoning :

• Mustard seeds - 1 tsp
• Green chilli [ slit ] - 1
• Fresh ghee - 1 tsp

Method :

Boil the tomatoes and extract the puree.Take  a  deep vessel, boil the sambhar powder, turmeric, asafoetida, and salt along with the tomato puree and 3 cups of water.Keep in a low flame for 5 minutes. Add  1 / 2 cup of water if needed. Melt the  ghee in a small pan, add the mustard seeds when it pop add the  cumin seeds. Add slit green chilly in the same ghee saute it and add to the rasam. Remove from the gas and add the lime juice to that and garnish with coriander leaves.

Tasty tip :
Add a pinch of pepper powder to the seasoning for extra flavour.