lime or lemon rasam

ingredients

• Thur dhal - 4 tbl. sp.
• Salt - 1 and a half tsp.
• Rasam powder - 1 tsp.
• Tomato - 1 small size
• Lime - 1 small
• Mustard seeds - 1/2 tsp.
• Coriander seeds - 1/2 tsp.
• Pepper - 1/2 tsp.
• Cumin seeds - 1/2 tsp.
• Asafotida - a bit
• Green chilly - 1
• Curry and coriander leaves

method of preparation

• Cook the dhal with just enough water and a pinch of turmeric powder.
• Take 1/2 litre of water and add to it tomato pieces, salt, asafoetida and rasam powder. Bring to boil.
• After 10 minutes, add the dhal and simmer for a while.

• Add lime juice. Remove from the fire.
• In a pan without adding oil, just fry pepper and coriander seeds and powder with cumin seeds ( don't fry the cumin seeds).
• Add to the rasam. Mix well.
• Season with mustard seeds and ganish with curry and coriander leaves.
• Add 1 green chilly, chopped into small pieces.