SIMPLE TOMATO RASAM

INGREDIENTS:
tomato - 1 medium
garlic - 4 pods
seeragam/cumin seeds - 1 teaspoon
peppercorns - 1 teaspoon
green chilly - 1 big
turmeric powder - 1 teaspoon
tamarind water - from a small lemon sized ball
corriander leaves - for garnishing

TEMPERING/THALIPPU INGREDIENTS:
poppy/mustard seeds - 1/2 teaspoon
urad dal/uluntham paruppu - 1/2 teaspoon

curry leaves - 1 spring
asofoetida - a pinch

oil - 1 tablespoon

PROCEDURE :

1. Roughly(onnum renduma) grind together garlic pod,cumin seeds,peppercorns and green chilly and keep.
2. Squeeze the tomato in the tamarind water.Add turmeric powder,salt.
    mix and keep aside.
3. Place a pan in the stove and add oil.
4. When oil is hot,add the tempering ingredients and saute for few sec.
5. Add the grinded garlic,pepper,cumin and green chilly mixture and saute for a min.
6. Add the tomato tamarind water and mix well.
7. Keep it in full flame and off the stove when it is about to boil by adding quarter cup water to it.
8. Garnish with corriander leaves.