Ingredients:
Thuvar Dal (or) Moong Dal - 1/4 cup
Tomatoes - 2 ~ 3 medium (chopped)
Lemon Juice - 1 tbsp or to taste
Green Chili - 2~3 ( Crushed)
Ginger piece - 1" (Crushed)
Turmeric powder - 1/2 tsp
Asafetida / Hing - 1/4 tsp
Salt - To Taste
To Grind Coarsely:
Coriander seed / Dhaniya - 1 tsp
Cumin / Jeeragam - 1 tbsp
Pepper corns - 1/2 tsp
For Seasoning:
Oil - 2tsp
Mustard - 1/2 tsp
Curry leaves - as required
Cilantro minced - as required.
Garlic pods - 1 ~2 (Optional)
Method 1 with uncooked Dal:
- Pressure cook Dal with crushed Chili, Ginger, Turmeric powder, Hing & Tomatoes for one whistle.
- Dry roast Coriander seeds, Cumin & Pepper corn and grind coarsely.
- Dilute Cooked Dal with required water & Salt. Heat in medium flame & bring to boil.
- When mixture starts to boil, Turn off the stove.
- Heat Oil in a pan & add Mustard seed and allow it to splutter.
- Add dry roast powder, curry leaves & Ginger pods and Saute for a minute.
- Add this seasoning ingredients to the Rasam mixture with minced cilantro.
- Add Lemon juice & mix well.
Method 2 with cooked Dal:
- In a Pan add Chopped Tomatoes, Ginger, Chili, Hing, Turmeric powder with required Salt & water and heat in medium heat.
- Dilute Cooked Dal with required water.
- When mixture boils add Diluted Dal & cook in medium heat for 5 mins and turn off the heat.
- Dry Roast Corainder seeds, Cumin & peppercorns and grind coarsely.
- Heat Oil in a pan with seasoning ingredients & add dry roast powder and saute it for a minute.
- Add this to Rasam Mixture with minced Cilantro.
- Finally add lemon juice to Rasam.
Moong Dal will give different taste to this rasam.
You can add and reduce Lemon juice according to your taste.
