LEMON RASAM

Rasam is common item in all South Indian homes.You can prepare a lemon rasam in a second.It is easy and also yummy.The traditional South Indian toor dal rasam made tangy by adding lemon juice. 



Ingredients:

1. Toor Dal-50g
2. Turmeric Powder-1/2tsp
3. Tomato-1
4. Velakennai/Castor/Mustard Oil-1tsp
5. Tamarind-few
6. Cumin Seeds/Jeeragam-1/2tsp
7. Pepper Corns-1/4tsp
8. Red-chili-1
9. Garlic-2cloves
10. Asafoetida
11. Coriander Leaves
12. Curry leaves
13. Salt-to taste
14. Water
15. Oil
16. Mustard Seeds
17. Lemon Juice-4tsp

To Grind:

• Take a blender,put the cumin seeds,pepper corns,red-chili,garlic and curry leaves.Blend in a corse.

Method:

• Soak and wash the moong dal for 1min.
• Take a pressure cooker,put toor dal,turmeric powder, add little bit of tomato and castro/mustard/velakennai oil.
• Close the lid pressure upto 4 whistles.
• Remove the lid remove the dal and filter the water.
• Place a tamarind ina bowl,add some amout of water.Wait for 30mins.
• Soak the tamarind,tomato and filter the water and set a side.
• Mix the tamarind tomato juice with dal water.
• Heat a pan add 1tsp of oil,mustard seeds and curry leaves.
• Add dal water,salt,asafoetida and blender corse powder.
• Add some coriander leaves on top of the rasam.
• When it just starts to boiling and becomes forthy,transfer to the servig bowl.squeeze juice of fresh lemon to the rasam and close immediately.
• Stir before serving,so that the dal water mix well.This rasam is meant not to be clear.So mix well before you serve each time.
• Hot and serve with "Boiled Rice or Vegetables"