Tomato garlic rasam / Tomato Chaaru

Preparation time-20mins
serves-4
Ingredients:
4 tomato
6-7 pods of garlic
1 sp mustard seeds
1 sp urad dal
1 sp jeera
2 spoons MTR rasam powder/home made rasam powder
4-5 curry leaves
1/4 cup chopped coriander
1 sp tamarind paste/2 spoons lemon juice
4 red chillies
2 green chillies
pinch of turmeric
3-4 pinches salt
2 spoons sunflower oil
Method:

1. In a deep sauce pan,heat oil and add mustard seeds,after they splutter add urad dal,turmeric,jeera and curry leaves.Fry for a min.
2. Then add split green and red chillies to it.Sim the heat.
   
3. Finely chop tomatoes and add to the pan and fry for a min.
4. Add salt,rasam powder and tamarind paste.Mix well.If you prefer lemon juice to tamarind paste,add lemon juice at the end after switching off the heat.
   
5. Now add 3 glasses of filter water.Allow it to boil for 5-7mins on low heat.
6. Take garlic pods and crush them with mortar and pestle.If you dont have mortar handy,you can use thick spoon to crush garlic on a plate applying pressure.
7. Add these crushed garlic pieces to the rasam and on flame allow it boil for 4-5mins,till it releases the aroma of garlic.
8. Switch off the heat and garnish with coriander.Serve hot with plain rice.
   
9. This is a healthy recipe for soothing bowels when you take a heavy meal.