Easy Rasam

 

Ingredients

Toor Dal                                  ½ cup

Green chillies                            4

Tomato                                    1

Turmeric Powder                     1 tsp

Tamarind                                 1 lime size

Jaggery                                    a little (optional)

Red Chillies                             2

Mustard                                   ½ tsp

Asafoeteda                              ¼ tsp

Cumin Seeds                           ½ tsp

Fenugreek                               ¼ tsp

Curry Leaves                           a a few leaves

Coriander Leaves                    1 tbsp finely hopped

Garlic                                      4 pieces (optional)

Salt                                          to taste

Oil                                           1 tbsp 

Method

Cook dal with turmeric and green chilies and cut tomato. 

Extract tamarind juice after soaking it in water. 

Add this to the dal with salt and sufficient water. 

Boil for some time. 

Heat oil in a pan, add red chilies broken into two, add mustard and asafoeteda. 

When mustard splutters, add the mashed garlic and fry till golden brown. 

Now add cumin seeds, funugreek and curry leaves. 

Add the seasoning to the rasam. 

Granish with coriander leaves. 

Add little jaggery if required while boiling.