Cooking For Dummies - Lemon Rasam

LEMON RASAM

Ingredients:

Water : 2 Glasses

Rasam Powder : 1 Teaspoon

Salt : ½ TeaSpoon

Tomato – 1 piece

Coriander – 3 leaves

Mustard – ¼ teaspoon

Toor Dhal – 3 Teaspoons

Asafetida Powder(Perungayam)  - a pinch

STEP 1: First boil the Toor dhal in water (1 Glass); (I prefer to steam it in Pressure cooker while cooking with rice)

STEP 2: Place the vessel preferably of larger height on the stove and Add water

STEP 3: Light the Stove

STEP 4: Add Rasam powder, Salt, Asafetida & Tomato

STEP 5: Allow to boil for 10 minutes on low heat

STEP 6 : Add the boiled Toor dhal along with the water in it

STEP 7: Continue heating for 3 minutes till froth(Nurai in Tamil) is formed

STEP 8: Switch off the stove

STEP 9: Squeeze the lemon juice on to the rasam

STEP 10: Take a small Pan

STEP 11: Add ghee

STEP 12: Add Mustard

STEP 13: Heat till Mustard gives “Pop” sound

STEP 14: Add Mustard to the Rasam Mixture

STEP 15: add Coriander leaves to the Rasam (Presentation is a must …If not the Taste !!!)