Indian Food: Paruppu (dal) Rasam

Ingredients

• ½ cup tur dal
• 1 heaped tsp rasam powder
• 1 lemon size tamariand
• 1 bunch coriander
• 1 sprig curry leaves
• 1 pinch hing (asafetida)
• ½ tsp sugar (optional)
• Salt to taste
• For seasoning: 1 tsp. oil or ghee; ¼ tsp mustard; ¼ tsp jeera(cumin)

Method

1. Cook dal with a little turmeric and keep aside.
2. extract about 2 cup of juice from tamarind .
3. add a little more water, salt, rasam powder, hing, sugar and curry leaves to this tamrind water and boil for 5 to 10 mintues.
4. Add cooked dal and about 1 to 1 ½ cups more water and bring to boil and remove from fire.
5. heat oil.
6. Add mustard seed and jeera and pour over rasam.
7. add chopped coriander leaves