Lemon Rasam

WATER 1 AND 1/2 CUP

TOOR DHAL(COOKED) 3 TBLSP+3/4 CUP WATER
GREEN CHILLI 3 NO
TOMATO 2 NO
LEMON JUICE 1 TBLSP ASAFOETIDA 2 PINCHES
TURMERIC POWDER 1/4 TSP CORIANDER AND CURRY LEAVES FEW
OIL/ GHEE 1/2 TSP
MUSTARD SEEDS 1/2 TSP SALT AS NEEDED

METHOD:

• In a vessel, add the water . Grind the tomatoes and add the puree.
Slit the green chilli , add this to the vessel along with salt, asafoetida. • Bring it to boil for 3-5
minutes, till the raw smell disappears.
Pour in the toor dal+water.
Add the curry leaves and coriander leaves.
When it starts frothing switch off the flame.
Do not boil. Switch off the flame.
Add ghee/oil in a small pan and temper with mustard seeds.
Add this to the rasam.
• Now add the lemon juice and close the rasam with lid.

Kalyana Rasam

TOMATO 2
TOOR DAL(COOKED) 2 TBLSP
GHEE 1/2 TSP
MUSTARD SEEDS 1/4 TSP
TURMERIC POWER A PINCH
ASAFOETIDA A PINCH
CORIANDER LEAVES FEW
CURRY LEAVES FEW
TO ROAST AND GRIND:
TOOR DAL 1 TBLSP
WHOLE BLACK PEPPER 1 TSP
RED CHILLI 2
CUMIN SEEDS 1/4 TSP
 METHOD:

• Grind the tomatoes into a puree and reserve 1/4 portion of the tomatoes before grinding.

Chop the 1/4 th tomatoes finely and keep them aside. • Roast the ingredients under the “TO
ROAST AND GRIND” table with 1/4 tsp of ghee.
• Add cumin in the last and switch off the flame.

• • Allow it to cool and grind it into a fine paste by adding little water

• Add this paste to the tomato puree and transfer everything to the vessel in which you are going
to make rasam. Add turmeric powder, asafoetida and salt to this.
• Allow this to boil in a low flame for 8-10 minutes.
• Meanwhile cook the toordal and add 1 to 1 and 1/2 cups of water to the dal and add this to the
boiling tomato mixture.

• • When it comes to a froth switch off the flame and garnish with curry leaves and coriander
leaves

• When it is hot add the reserved ,chopped tomatoes to this and temper with mustard seeds.

• • the tomatoes will get cooked in the hot rasam and will give a very good aromatic flavor-

• You can add 1 tblsp of coconut while grinding .

• • While roasting the masala add the cumin seed in the last else it will give a bitter taste