kalakkalsamayal: Lemon Rasam

Saturday, October 26, 2013

Lemon Rasam

#LemonRasam : I used to prepare #rasam everyday for lunch. Generally rasam is prepared with basic spices, dhal water and tamarind pulp. But it can also be prepared with lemon.

The given ingredients are enough to prepare approximately two cups of rasam.

Ingredients :
1 tomato cut into 8 equal pieces.
1 green chilly split lengthwise
2 garlic cloves smashed
1/4 inch piece of ginger smashed
1 1/2 tsp salt ( adjust )
1 small size lemon
1 tblsp cooked tuvar dhal
a pinch turmeric powder

to grind :
1/2 tsp pepper
1/2 tsp cumin ( jeera )
1/2 tsp fennel seeds ( sombu )
1/4 tsp coriander seeds ( dhaniya )
1 red chilly ( adjust )
1 cardamom
6 curry leaves

to temper :
1 tsp mustard seeds
1/2 tsp cumin seeds
6 curry leaves
1 tsp gingelly ( till / sesame )

to garnish :
coriander leaves

Method :
Take cooked dhal in a vessel.
Mash dhal with potato masher or by hand and mix with a cup of water.
Grind given ingredients coarsely using mixer grinder.
Put that powder into dhal water.
Add turmeric powder, cut tomato pieces, green chilly, garlic, ginger and salt.

Add another cup of water.
Keep the vessel on medium flame and cook.

When the rasam starts foaming up turn off the stove.
Now squeeze in lemon juice.

Temper mustard seeds, cumin seeds and curry leaves in a tsp of gingelly oil.
Pour over rasam and close with a lid.
Just before serving garnish with fresh coriander leaves.

Take hot white rice in a plate. First take out two pieces of tomato from rasam and place it over rice.
Mix well with white rice. Now pour 2 to 3 ladle full of rasam over rice and mix well.

Now enjoy with any Vegetable Stir fry [ thuvatal ]

or onion fryums.

Ha! mmm... no chance at all!

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