Lemon Rasam(Elumichai Sathumadhu)

Ingredients:

Thoor dal                 -  1 table spoon
Tomato                    -  1 nos
Lemon                     -  2 nos,
Turmeric powder     -  1/2 tea spoon
Rasam powder        -  1 table spoon
Green chilies            -  2 nos
Asafoitida                -  1 tea spoon
Ghee                        -  1 table spoon
Mustard seeds          -  1 table spoon
Curry leaves             -  a few leaves
Fresh Corianders      -  1 table spoon(finely chopped)
Salt to taste

1.  Wash and cook thoor dal till soft and shapeless, mash, add 1 cup of water to it mix thoroughly and keep it aside.
2.  Take 1 cup of water in a vessel, add salt, turmeric powder, asafoitida, rasam powder and salt.
3.  Wash and squeeze the tomatoes in that vessel.  Also slit the green chili to the same.
4.  Keep in low flame and cook till the tomato is well cooked and raw smell goes off.
5.  Now add the dal water mixture to the rasam.
6.  Keep the flame in low and bring it to boil and when its just frothy and about to boil remove from stove.
7.  Heat ghee in a kadai, add mustard seeds and when it crackles add the finely chopped coriander and curry leaves.
8.  Squeeze lemon and add it to the rasam.  Taste and add more if necessary.  Lemon should not be added when the rasam is very hot.
9.  Serve with hot rice and ghee.