- Boil the tomatoes, chillies and garlic in 4 cups of water. Add the ground spices, jaggery and tamarind pulp and simmer for 15 minutes. Heat the oil. Add mustard seeds until they splutter.
- Add the curry leaves, red chilli, asafoetida powder and onion and fry for a minute. Pour it over the tomatoes. Heat and serve the rasam garnished with chopped cilantro/coriander leaves