Rasam

RASAM

Ingredients

Tomato - 2  no

Red gram - 2 tbsp

Water - 1 cup

Cumin - 1 tsp

Garlic - 5 pod

Pepper - 10 seed

Green chilly - 1 no

Asafetida - a pinch

Coconut oil - 2 tbsp

Mustard - 1/4 tsp

Curry leaf - a few

Red chilly - 1 no

Tamarind - half a lemon sized ball

Coriander leaves - A few

Salt - As required

Preparation

1. Soak tamarind in 1/2 cup water

2. Cut the tomato in to medium sized pieces

3. Cook red gram in a pressure cooker in 1/2 cup water; add salt

4. Once it cooked to perfection add tomato and tamarind water; then allow it to boil for 

    minute with out pressure cooker lid

5. Crush cumin seeds, garlic pods and pepper

6. Heat oil in a pan. Splutter mustards

7.  Add red chilly, curry leaves, asafetida and crushed cumin seeds, garlic and pepper

8. Add the fried items in to the pressure cooker and mix well.

9. Switch off the flame

10. Garnish it with coriander leaves. Tasty and yummy rasam is ready