LEMON RASAM

LEMON RASAM:

INGREDIENTS:

Toor dhal  1/4 cup

Water  3 cups

Lemon  1

Rasam powder  1 tsp (or as per requirement)

Salt

Coriander leaves and curry leaves   A few

Mustard seeds  1/2 tsp

Asafoetida  1/4  tsp

Turmeric powder  1/4 tsp

PREPARATIONN METHOD:

Wash the dhal and add 3/4  cup water, few drops of cooking oil and turmeric powder  1/4 tsp.

After an hour  pressure cook  the dhal.

Now smash the cooked dhal well and put it in a bowl.

Add 3 cups of water, salt and  rasam powder.

Put the bowl on heat and when rasam starts boiling reduce the heat to minimum.

Add cut coriander leaves to the bowl and switch off the stove.

Remove the bowl from stove and keep it down.

Season it with mustard seeds, asafoetida and curry leaves.

After  few minutes add the lemon juice to the rasam and mix well.

If lemon juice is added to the boiling rasam it will taste bitter.

PS.  For rasam powder recipe, see Podi Varieties.

Serve with hot white rice.