With ripe red tomatoes,
not the hybrid variety
I select the local ( Indian )ones.
chop the tomatoes to the finest,
add a pinch of turmeric
powder
Next, I turn to make a paste
of spoonful of pepper and cumin
two pods of garlic three red chilly.
Placing a brass vessel on the stove
saute the tomatoes with
sesame oil and little asafoetida.
The tomatoes flutter, the red
and yellow combination in oil
is enticing.
They become fluffy ,
ready to take in the ground paste.
I carefully add them and stir.
Allowing them to simmer,I
pour tamarind water,
then add salt.
Once the concoction brews
I switch off the burner,
sprinkle coriander leaves.
The delicious rasam
is ready to be served.
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