Rasam is a soup that is very common in every South Indian home. It is almost prepared everyday and served with rice. There are different varieties that you can make but I personally like simple lemon rasam which is very easy to prepare, its not tamarind based and often made with lentil water, its light on tummy also excellent remedy for cold and cough. I like to have this rasam on a cold rainy day with a spicy curry on the side…
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| Ingredients | |
|---|---|
| 1 medium size | Lemon or about 2 tablespoon lemon juice |
| 1/4 cup | Split red gram (Toor dal) |
| 2 nos | Tomato (cherry) |
| 3 small cloves | Garlic (crushed) |
| 1 teaspoon | Black peppercorns |
| 1/4 teaspoon | Mustard seeds |
| 1/4 teaspoon | Cumin seeds |
| 1 (long) | Dry red chilli |
| 6 leaves | Curry leaves |
| 2 cups | Water (for dal) |
| 1/2 cup | Water (for rasam) |
| 1/4 teaspoon | Turmeric powder |
| 1 pinch | Asafoetida powder |
| 1 teaspoon | Oil |
| 2 tablespoons | Coriander leaves – chopped for garnishing |
1. Wash and pressure cook Split red gram(Toor dal / Thuvaram paruppu) with 2 cups of water. When done, beat with a whisk to blend and keep aside.
2. Squeeze the juice out of the lemon and keep aside.
3. Crush the black peppercorn to make a coarse powder.
4. Heat oil and splutter mustard, cumin seeds, dry red chili and cuury leaves.
5 Sprinkle in asafoetida and add the chopped tomatoes,crushed garlic and cook until tender.
6. Now add the cooked dal mixture along with turmeric, crushed peppercorns, 1/2 cup water and salt.
7. When it comes to one boil, garnish with coriander leaves and switch off.
8. Now slowly add the lemon juice, mix and serve.
Notes
- Juice of one lemon is just approximate, you can cut down or add depending on the level of sourness you want.
- My rasam looks thin as all the dal settled to the bottom. Mix well before you serve.
- Do not reheat the rasam after adding the lemon juice, it will taste bitter.
- Serves 3-4 adults.
6 Comments
pls suggest effortless cooking that can be prepared with less vessels and provisions available in Delhi. preferably only veggie dishes. forced bachelors like me find it difficult in North without south Indian food here,
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Hi Mullai,
2 words to describe this dish – “Simply Superb”.
Thanks,
Priya.
Priya,
thanks for trying.
Hai Mullai,
Lemon Rasam was really superb.I was searching for this recipe for a long time.
Thanks,
Anitha.
Thanks a bunch.