Lemon Rasam

Lemon Rasam

Lemon Rasam is a authentic South Indian style of soup which is generally eaten along with hot cooked rice.It is so soothing to your tongue that it can be served warm as a soup too.

Ingredients:

Lemon                               -1

Toor dal /split yellow gram -1/4 cup cooked

water                                 -3 cups

tomato                               -2 finely chopped

cilantro                              -few finely chopped

salt                                    -to taste

To temper:

oil                                   -2 1/2 tsp

mustard seeds                 -1/2  tsp

red chili broken              -2

hing                                -pinch

To Grind:

garlic                              -2 clove

curry leaves                    -few

pepper corn                    -1 tsp

cumin seeds                   -1 tsp

Preparation time: 10 min
Cooking time    :   10 min

Method:

• In  a blender pulse the ingredients listed to grind  for few seconds coarsely

• In a large bowl mix cooked toor dhal ,finely chopped tomatoes, cilantro along with 3 cups of water .

• In a pan heat oil and allow mustard seeds to splutter.Temper with the ingredients listed To Temper.

• follow it with coarsely ground masala

• Then pour the prepared  dhal mixture to it.Let it cook until it comes to rolling boil.

• In another  serving bowl add adequate salt and lemon juice squeezed out of one lemon.

• pour the cooked rasam into the  serving bowl.

• Lemon Rasam is ready to serve.

Serves  4