Saturday, July 23, 2011

Lemon Rasam



Ingredients:
1.Thoor dhal- 1/4 cup
2.Rasam powder- 2 spoons
3.Green chillies-2
4.Chopped ginger- 1 small piece
5.Turmeric powder-1/2 spoon
6.Salt
7.Lemon juice-1 small lemon or 2 tablespoons of real lemon juice
8.Asafoetida
9.Curry Leaves
10.Fresh chopped cilantro 
11.Mustard-1/2 spoon
12.Jeera-1/2 spoon


Method:
1.Pressure cook the Thoor dhal till it gets soft.Mash it well and keep aside.
2.Take 3 cups of water,add turmeric powder,salt,green chillies,ginger,asafoetida and keep in stove.
3.Add rasam powder and curry leaves and allow it to simmer for 10 min till bubbles appear in the corners of the vessel.Remember that tamarind is not needed for this rasam.
4.Add the mashed dhal to the rasam and allow it to cook for 5 minutes.
5.Switch off stove & add the fresh chopped cilantro
6.Add the lemon juice now and mix.Remember not to add the juice when its boiling as it turns the rasam sour.
7.Seasoning- Oil+Mustard+jeera



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