Rasam is a very popular south Indian traditional dish,which is healthy and easily digestible. It is eaten with rice or separately served as a spicy soup. In a traditional meal, it is preceded by a sambar rice course and is followed by curd rice. Rasam has a distinct taste in comparison to the sambar due to its own seasoning ingredients and is usually fluid in consistency. Tur dal rasam is a tasty and healthy rasam recipe, do try this recipe and enjoy with rice. 

Preparation time – 15 minutes

Cooking time – 15 minutes

Serves- 4 to 6.

Ingredients:

Turdal – 1/2 cup

Tomatoes – 2 medium (cut into two halves)

Pepper corns – 1/2 tsp

Coriander seeds – 3/4 tsp

Cumin seeds – 1/2 tsp

Garlic – 15 cloves

Tamarind – 1 small ball

Mustard seeds – 1/2 tsp

Curry leaves – 3 springs

Red chillies – 3 no’s broken into 2 pieces

Hing/ Asafoetida- 1 pinch

Turmeric powder – 1 tsp

Coriander leaves – 1 cup (chopped)

Salt to taste

Oil for seasoning

How to prepare or make Tur dal rasam –

Take a small bowl soak tamarind with little warm water squeeze it and make a juice of it, keep it aside.

Pressure cook turdal and tomatoes for 3 to 4 whistle. When it becomes cool squeeze the dal and tomatoes together and keep it aside.

Take a kadai dry roast pepper, cumin and coriander seeds.

Take a mixer jar and make a coarse powder of it.

Finally add Garlic and make crushed

Heat a container add 2 or 3 tsp of oil,when oil is hot add mustard seeds when it begins to crackle add curry leaves,red chilies,hing (asafoetida), fry for a while then add crushed powder and fry for a while.

Add cooked turdal and tomato mixture and add water as desired to make it watery soup. Add tamarind juice, turmeric powder and salt to taste bring it to boil for 5 to 8 minutes.

Rasam is ready to be served, Transfer the dish to a serving dish and..

Enjoy rasam with rice or enjoy as a soup as well.