Dal (Parupu) Rasam

Ingredients: 

Tamarind                                       -   1 small lemon size(soaked in warm water)

Tomato                                          -   1 medium size

Thoor dal(thuvaram paruppu)      -  Cooked and mashed

Asafotida                                       -   1 pinch

Rasam masala                               -  1 table spoon

Salt to taste

For garnishing  :  Cooking oil, mustard seeds, curry leaves, coriander.

For preparing Rasam masala powder:

Coriander seeds  -  1 tea spoon

Thoor dal             -  1 tea spoon

black pepper       -  10 nos

jeera                    -  1 teaspoon

red chilli              -  2 nos.

(Fry the above mentioned ingredients except jeeta with little oil and grind along with jeera coarsely)

1.  Crush the soaked tamarind throughly and take juice to the quantity of 1 tea cup.

2.  Wash the tomato and squeeze it inside the tamarind juice.

3. Add salt and asafotida powder and bring it to boil.

4, Once it starts boiling and the tomato is cooked add the rasam powder.

5. Let it boil for another 5 minutes. 

6. Now add the cooked and mashed thoor dal and mix it throughly and then add 2 tea cups of water.

7. Bring it to boil again. 

8. Take it off the stove the moment it starts to boil.  Remember it should not boil, but only just start.

9. Heat ghee in a pan and add the mustard seeds and once it crackles add the curry leave.

10 Add it to the rasam and garnish with fresh coriander leaves.