Categories: saaru/Rasam
Ingredients
- ■Lemon (Nimbu, Cheru Naranga), small – 2 nos
- ■Red Gram (Arhar Dal, Toor Dal, Thuvaram Parippu) – 1/4 cup
- ■Green Chillies (Hara Mirch, Pacha Mulagu) – 3 nos
- ■Ginger (Adarak, Inchi) – 1 small piece
- ■Garlic (Veluthulli, Lahsun) – 4 cloves (Optional)
- ■Salt to taste
- ■Turmeric Powder (Haldi, Manjal Podi) – 1/2 tsp
- ■Rasam Powder – 2 tsp
- ■Asafoetida (Heeng, Kayam) – 1/4 tsp
- ■Tomato (Tamatar, Thakaali) – 1 no
- For Seasoning
- ■Oil or Ghee – 1 tsp
- ■Mustard Seeds (Rai, Kadugu) – 1/2 tsp
- ■Curry Leaves – 1 stalk
- ■Coriander Leaves (Dhania Patha, Malliyila) for garnishing
Directions
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Cook Red Grams in a pressure cooker with enough water until its soft and mushy. Mash further with a potato masher to remove any lumps. Keep it aside.
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Take a vessel and mix the cooked Red Grams, slitted Green Chillies, chopped Garlic, chopped Ginger, Salt, Turmeric Powder, Rasam Powder, Asafoetida and quartered Tomato with 3 cups of water.
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Heat the vessel and allow the contents to boil. Simmer on low fire for 10 minutes.
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Heat Oil or Ghee in a pan and splutter the mustard seeds. Now add the Curry Leaves. Add this mixture into the Lemon Rasam.
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Squeeze and strain the lime juice from the Lemons.(If you are using tomatoes in Lemon Rasam reduce the quantity of lime juice.)
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When Lemon Rasam becomes cold, add the lime juice.
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Garnish Lemon Rasam with chopped coriander leaves.
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Now Lemon Rasam is ready to serve with rice.