I got bored with regular “Hi” or “Hello” 🙂
And I blame the boredom all because I’m feeling so under the weather. It feels……
Yuck.
This tomato spiced soup (known as “rasam” in the southern parts of India) was made at the most appropriate time. It’s an Indian version of tomato soup — made with fragrant spices to soothe the dreadfulness of feeling under the weather.
Tomato recipe after an autumn dessert a few days ago? Well, there’s a reason for everything. We actually scored tomatoes on the vine a few days ago. Can you imagine the excitement of harvesting fresh tomatoes when it’s almost October?
We couldn’t believe it as well.
I hope you get to enjoy some tomatoes though it’s officially fall! Whether you are fine or under the weather, I’m sure adding a little spice into life won’t hurt 😉
Ingredients:
- 2 tbsp cooking oil
- 1/2 tsp mustard seeds
- 1/4 tsp cumin seeds
- 1 small onion, finely chopped
- pinch of turmeric powder
- 1/4 cup small yellow lentils, soaked
- 4 tomatoes, quartered
- 2 fresh chilies, slitted
- 8 to 10 curry leaves
- 1/2 tsp garlic paste
- 1/4 tsp ginger paste
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 2 tsp tamarind juice/lemon juice
- 1.5 cup vegetable broth
- 1 cup hot water
Directions:
- Heat a medium saucepan. Once heated, add cooking oil.
- Sprinkle in mustard seeds and cumin seeds. Wait until mustard seeds sputter before adding finely chopped onion.
- Fry onions until fragrant for about 2 minutes before adding pinch of turmeric powder, soaked yellow lentils, tomatoes, chilies, curry leaves, ginger and garlic paste.
- Cook everything for about 5 to 7 minutes or until tomatoes are soften.
- Add salt, tamarind juice, vegetable broth and water. Simmer on low & covered for 20 minutes.
- Serve hot in a mug for sipping or over rice with some greens and pan-fried seafood.
Off to continue sipping and resting in the hopes of getting the sickly edge off. It has been a hellish day and I hope the nausea would just calm soon. I hate to throw up in a bucket. Sorry, but that’s the reality.
How are you enjoying the last bits of summer produce?
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I hope you feel better soon! This soup looks like a fantastic cure-all.
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So comforting! Perfect when you are feeling not fit… Hope you’ll get better soon.
Cheers,
Rosa
So sorry that you’re feeling under the weather. =( I bet this soup will do just the trick to make you feel better. Soup is ALWAYS what I turn turn when I don’t feel well. Tomato soup just happens to be one of my favorites + this version looks amazing! =)
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Amy — oh, thanks hon. I already feel so much better 🙂
Sorry to hear you haven’t been well, Kiran. I do hope you are on the mend. What a gorgeous looking soup and I can see this would be the perfect fare for when you’re feeling so low xx
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Charlie — thank you dear, I’m feeling so much better now. xo
Tomatoes are my favorite. I can put them in everything. Give me a dessert with them and I will try it happily. Love rasam.
Hope you are feeling well now.
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Charul — I love your enthusiasm on tomatoes 🙂
That would be such a warm and comforting soup to capture the last of the yummy summer flavours!
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I have to make this it looks so good and just rings the right bells with me. Did you put it with the fish and rice cause that just looks delicious. BEEEEEUTIFUL photos x
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Tania — yes! I love rasam served with fried fish and vegetables 🙂
Seems like lots of us are under the weather right now 🙁 I had to stay home on Wednesday cause I was near death. I could have done with some of this spicy soup. I see the sneaky lentils…they’re my FAVORITE!
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Parsley Sage — near death?!? Are you OK dear?
I may have been exaggerating a bit 🙂 But I was definitely hit with the snot machine stick. Much better now!
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Way to spice up your delicious life 😀
Cheers
Choc Chip Uru
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Hi Kiran,
Hope you feel better soon. This rasam looks so comforting and perfect for this weather.
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Hi Asmita — thank you my friend, I feel much better 🙂
Feel better soon! Tomato soup is one of my favorite comfort soups when I’m under the weather.
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Jen — thank you, dear 🙂
I’m sorry you aren’t feeling well, rest up and eat plenty of soup!
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Sylvie — thanks dear, I’m feeling so much better!
Tomato rasam is perfect comfort food anytime of the year 🙂 I am been on a major spice kick these days and the sound of rasam is making me crave it 🙂
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Howdy Kiran!
I like the ingredients you have added here. The soup is new to me, I never knew there was a southern tomato soup. I always see everybody only sipping chai iin those lands. Time that I go to see the south !
I got excited mostly because of the tamarind, I just love that stuff, and our tree is having so many. mhm….
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Hi Helene — can I say how jealous am I that you have a tamarind tree 😉
oh this looks incredible! hope you are feeling better soon!
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Gina — thank you, I am feeling so much better 🙂
This soup looks delicious! I love the mix of spices and tamarind.
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I love the flavours in that soup
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The soup looks delicious and comforting – I hope it helped you feel better. 🙂
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Julia — thank you, I feel so much better 🙂
What a magical tomato soup! The addition of the fragrant and warming spices makes for a robust fall recipe. In my area we will have tomatoes to harvest until the first rains, usually in the beginning of November!
Deb — thanks dear. And wherever you live, its nice to have tomatoes in season until Nov. I’m a little jealous 😉
Our whole family is a huge tomato fan and I’m delighted to see your tomato soup recipe! We definitely need nice warm soup to survive in cold weather (not that I live in such cold place… I don’t… lol but it’s painful to go through cold weather as I get older…)
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Yeehaw to you too!!
That meal on the plate looks heavenly. Love rasam!
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Care to share? I’m also feeling a little under the weather and this’s exactly what I want–I so love rasam! Hope you are feeling better, xx
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Hi Kiran, This rasam is absolutely sensational with the tamarind. Love all the spices you added to it to give it so much depth and dimension!
What incredible flavours Kiran 🙂 Such a lovely recipe. Your tomatoes look lovely and firm. They are very expensive here at the moment – about $12kg!
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I hate getting sick. Hope you feel better but if this soup doesn’t make you feel better than i don’t know what well! Love it
Hope you’re feeling better! This soup would certainly make me feel good if I were feeling under the weather. So full of flavor!
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Our favorite soup, the rasam. My other half can have rasam everyday and yet don’t complain. Sometimes he is so tired of eating the new dishes I try out and practically begs for the humble rasam and fried fish.
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This soup looks like a great comfort food! Hope you are feeling better!
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I just love the sound of this Indian spiced tomato soup – must try!
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Feel better soon, Kiran! I’m certain that this soup will help. Thank you so much for these informative and beautiful posts – I always come away learning something about Indian cuisine from your site.
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We made this the other night and it was just perfect 🙂 Thank you for sharing it!
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I am waiting for the day when technology will enable me to put my hand into the puter and get the soup out..Till then I hold me breath.