A very simple rasam, can be cooked fast. Has a delicious aroma and taste.
Preparation time 5 minutes.
Cooking time 6 minutes.
Serves 3
Ingredients
Toor dal 2 tablespoons.
Green chilli 3 nos.(slit into 2 pieces).
Corriander leaves 2 twigs.
Hing 1/4 teaspoon.
Lemon 1 large.
Turmeric powder 1/4 teaspoon.
Salt to taste.
Tomato 1 no.
Method Microwave
Wash the toor dal, add turmeric powder and pressure cook. Cut tomato in to 8 pieces and cook in a microwave safe container for 1 minute. Mash the cooked dal, add to the tomato.Add finely chopped corriander , green chillies, hing, salt and 2 cups water and micro high for 5 minutes. Squeeze the juice from the lemon strain and add to the rasam.
Serve in mugs or with rice.
Non microwave method
Grind the tomato in a mixer. Add mashed dal, chopped corriander, greenchillies, hing salt and 2 cups water and cook in medium flame for 6 minutes. Add lemon juice and serve.
A variation
This is for you Emily.
Toor dal 1/2 cup.
Cook the toor dal with1 cup water and 1/4 teaspoon turmeric powder. allow to cool and blend in a food processor. Add tomato pulp, salt, hing, chopped coriander, chopped green chillies and boil in medium flame for 5 minutes. If you want you can add 1/2 cup water. Put off the flame and add lime juice.
Note
never boil after adding the lime juice.
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