Lemon Rasam

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Day 5 of the Blogging Marathon under the theme "Rasam"n today's rasam is simple and interesting Lemon Rasam. I learnt this rasam from my neighbor Maami, i really love her lemon rasam with her Iyengar style rasam powder loaded with lots of flavor n spices. That too she use crushed green chilli for this lemon rasam which really enhances the flavor n taste. I follow her recipe as such except i use store bought shakthi masala Rasam powder. If u haven't tasted lemon rasam so far plz give this a try...sure u will love it.  Now to the recipe... Ingredients Tuvar dal    1 fistfull Tomato   1 large Lemon    1 medium or 1/2 large Green chilli    3-4 no.s Curry leaves    1-2 sprig Cilantro   6-7 stems Turmeric powder    a pinch Rasam powder    1 and 1/2 tbsp Salt   to taste Mustard seeds    1/2 tsp Hing    1/4 tsp Oil     1-2 tsp Method In apressure, add dal pinch of turmeric powder, 2 cups of water n few drops of castor oil(optional) and pressure cook it for 2-3 whistles. Once done, wait till pressure cools down and mash gently and keep ready. Chop tomatoes and mash uisng hands and keep ready. Squeeze lemon and add 1tbsp of water mix it and keep ready. Heat oil in  a kadai, add mustard seeds and wait till it pop and then add hing, curry leaves n crushed green chilli and fry well. Then add dal with its water, mashed tomato and give a stir. Add rasam powder,enough salt and 1/4 cup water and cook covered in medium heat until it starts frothy n boil. Now add squeezed lemon juice and some cilantro leaves and turn off the stove. Let it sit in the stove for few more minutes , so that the flavors gets completely blend. That's it...Tangy n Yummy Lemon Rasam ready. Check out the Blogging Marathon page for the other Blogging Marathoners doing BM#13

Day 5 of the Blogging Marathon under the theme "Rasam"n today's rasam is simple and interesting Lemon Rasam. I learnt this rasam from my neighbor Maami, i really love her lemon rasam with her Iyengar style rasam powder loaded with lots of flavor n spices. That too she use crushed green chilli for this lemon rasam which really enhances the flavor n taste. I follow her recipe as such except i use store bought shakthi masala Rasam powder. If u haven't tasted lemon rasam so far plz give this a try...sure u will love it.  Now to the recipe...

Ingredients

1. Tuvar dal    1 fistfull
2. Tomato   1 large
3. Lemon    1 medium or 1/2 large
4. Green chilli    3-4 no.s
5. Curry leaves    1-2 sprig
6. Cilantro   6-7 stems
7. Turmeric powder    a pinch
8. Rasam powder    1 and 1/2 tbsp
9. Salt   to taste
10. Mustard seeds    1/2 tsp
11. Hing    1/4 tsp
12. Oil     1-2 tsp

Method

• In apressure, add dal pinch of turmeric powder, 2 cups of water n few drops of castor oil(optional) and pressure cook it for 2-3 whistles.
• Once done, wait till pressure cools down and mash gently and keep ready.
• Chop tomatoes and mash uisng hands and keep ready. Squeeze lemon and add 1tbsp of water mix it and keep ready.

• Heat oil in  a kadai, add mustard seeds and wait till it pop and then add hing, curry leaves n crushed green chilli and fry well.

• Then add dal with its water, mashed tomato and give a stir.
• Add rasam powder,enough salt and 1/4 cup water and cook covered in medium heat until it starts frothy n boil.

• Now add squeezed lemon juice and some cilantro leaves and turn off the stove.

• Let it sit in the stove for few more minutes , so that the flavors gets completely blend.
• That's it...Tangy n Yummy Lemon Rasam ready.

Check out the Blogging Marathon page for the other Blogging Marathoners doing BM#13