Tomato Soup -- Tomato Rasam

I donno the reason behind the name of this recipe, b'coz we consume this recipe with rice unlike other soups.  My Grandmother used to prepare this. My mother and my aunt learned this from her and so we all from them. My son calls it as 'soup rasam'. It is very easy to make and tomatoes are good for health especially heart. This can be stored for two days also.
Preparation Time: 15 mins
Cooking Time: 10 mins
Recipe Category: Rasam, Soup
Recipe Cuisine: Andhra
Serves: 5 people

Ingredients:

• Tomatoes - 4 Large
• Salt - to taste
• Red Chilli powder - 1 tsp
• Black Pepper Powder - 1 tsp
• Turmeric Powder - a pnch
• Sugar - 3 tbsp
• Water - 3 to 4 cups
• Ghee - 1 tsp
• Mustard Seeds - 1 tsp
• Cumin Seeds -1 tsp
• Curry Leaves - 4 or 6
• Red Chillies - 1

Procedure:

1. Blanch tomatoes. Allow them to cool.
2. Remove the skin and squeeze them and grind them into juice.
3. Sieve the juice. Add water to it.
4. Add turmeric powder, salt, red chilli powder, Sugar and black pepper powder. 
5. Allow this to boil for 5 to 7 minutes.
6. Heat ghee in a pan add mustard seeds, cumin seeds, red chillies and curry leaves. 
7. Once they start spluttering add this tadka to the above boiling soup.
8. Serve hot tomato soup or rasam with rice.

Tips:

• This soup is very thin in consistency. 
• For tadka use only ghee do not use oil.