You will be carried away by this aromatic spicy rasam!
Ingredients:
Tamarind-lime size
Tomato-1 chopped
Hing-1/4 tsp
Rasam powder-1/4 tsp
Cooked thur dal-1 tbsp
Salt
To roast till golden brown in a drop of oil/ghee and grind to a coarse powder:
Thur dal-1 tsp
pepper-1/4 tsp
Red chillies-3
Coriander seeds-1/2 tsp
Channa dal-1/2 tsp
Coconut-1 tbsp
Jeera-1/2 tsp
Coriander leaves-for garnish
Seasoning in 1 tsp ghee:
Mustard seeds-1/2 tsp
Curry leaves-a few
Jeera-1/2 tsp
Method:
Soak tamarind in warm water. Extract 2.5 cups of tamarind water.
To tamarind water, add tomato, salt, hing and rasam powder and boil it for 10 minutes.
Add the ground powder and continue boiling for 8-10 minutes.
Add cooked thur dal and 1.5 cups of water. Let it boil for 5 minutes.
Turn off the heat. Do the seasoning and garnish with coriander leaves.
Mix with rice and ghee and serve with any curry/pappad.
