Lemon Rasam

Serves : 2

Time taken : 10 min( pressure cook) + 10 min preparation

Ingredients:

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• Lemon - 1
• Tuar dal - 1/4 cup
• Tomato - 1
• curry leaves - a sprig
• turmeric powder - a pinch
• salt - to taste
• ginger - 1 tsp , finely chopped
• green chillies - 2 ,slit open
• rasam powder - 1 tsp
• asafoetida - a pinch
• ghee - 1 tsp
• coriander leaves , finely chopped - 2 tsp
• mustard seeds , jeera - 1/2 tsp each

Method:

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• Pressure cook the dal.
• Add chopped tomatoes,green chillies,ginger,curry leaves,asafoetida,salt,rasam powder,turmeric powder to the cooked dal with 1/4 cup of water.
• Cook covered for 5 min.
• Dilute with 1 cup of water.
• In 5 min,when it starts to lather on top,switch off the flame.
• Temper with mustard and jeera in ghee.
• Garnish with coriander leaves.
• After 10 min,squeeze in the lemon juice.

Serve hot with rice and papad,