Tomato Rasam

This is a South Indian soup-like dish, with basmati rice. Recipe from Healthy South Indian Cooking: Expanded Edition by Alamelu Vairavan and Patricia Marquardt. The authors say, ". . . Tomato Rasam is thought to be an excellent remedy for colds and sore throats." Perfect for this time of year. It's very easy to make this rasam, especially when you already have leftover canned tomatoes and tomato sauce, from sambhar made a couple of days ago. You can even add a couple of leftover zucchini and moong dal vadas to your bowl of rasam, for protein.