Pineapple Rasam

Ingredients:

Pineapple Rasam

Pineapple             -  5 - 7 slices
Tamarind             -  1 small berry size
Thoor dal             -  2 table spoons
Rasam powder     -  1 table spoon
Jeera                    -  2 tea spoon
Pepper                 -  1 tea spoon
Green chilies         -  2 nos
Ghee                    -  1 table spoon
Turmeric powder  -  1/2 tea spoon
Asafoitida             -  1/2 tea spoon
Salt to taste

1.  Soak tamarind in warm water, extract 1 cup of juice and keep it aside.
2.  Cook thoor dal till soft, mash thoroughly, and add 1 cup of water to it and keep it aside.
3.  Take 4 - 5 slices of pineapple in a mixture, add pepper and jeera to it and grind them into a paste.
4.  Take the tamarind juice in a vessel, add salt, turmeric powder, asafoitida and rasam powder to it.
5.  Boil till the raw smell goes of from the mixture, add the ground pineapple mixture and allow it to boil for just 2 - 3 mins.
6.  Add the thoor dal mixture to it and reduce the flame to low.
7.  As soon as the rasam starts to boil, remove from flame and add 2 - 3 slices of finely chopped pineapples.
8.  Heat ghee in a kadai and add the jeera and garnish the pineapple rasam with it.
9.  Serve hot with rice and ghee.  This can also be served as a starter.