Tomato paste rasam

Tomato paste rasam - preparation time 15 mins
Some kids take rasam only if it is clear. They don't like tomato pieces or curry leaves while eating rasam with rice. To make them eat (without forcing them) you can try below method. So you and your kid will be happy. Enjoy

Ingredients:-
Tomato - 1
Coriander fresh leaves - 3 or 4 strings
Cumin seed (Jeera) - ½ tbsp
Coriander seed (dhania) - ½ tbsp
Chili - 2
Asafoetida - ½ tbsp
Tamarind paste - 1 tbsp
Curry leaves - 1 string (chop the leaves finely)
Salt - to taste
Turmeric - ¼ tsp
Cooked toor dhal - 3 tbsp (add this to 100 ml of water and mix well)
Mustard seed - ¼ tbsp
Ghee - 1 tbsp

Preparation method:-
Roast dhania, jeera, chili and grind coarse powder.
Grind tomato & coriander leaves to paste.
In a vessel add 20 ml of water, turmeric, tomato & coriander paste, powder, tamarind paste.
Boil this till raw smell of tomato goes off.
Once it is done add the dhal water and switch of before it starts boiling.
In a tawa add ghee, ½ tsp cumin seed. Once it splutters add asafoetida, curry leaves and add to rasam
This can be taken with rice. Some people will be tempted to drink as soup. Take it as you like.