A thin, tangy rasam made with tomato powder instead of fresh tomatoes. Sip it from a steel tumbler or pour it over rice; it needs no chopping at all.
Snack 8 min serves 2
Step 1: Whisk the tomato powder into the hot water until no lumps are left. Let it sit for the rehydrate time.
Step 2: Pour it into a pan, add salt, pepper and cumin, and bring it to a gentle boil.
Step 3: In a small pan heat the ghee, add hing and curry leaves, and pour the tadka over the rasam.
Step 4: Taste, adjust salt and serve hot in cups or over rice.
Tomato Powder needs 2 min in hot water. Pour, stir, close the pack, then start.