Lemon toor dal rasam | Thuvaram paruppu elumichai rasam | Dal with Lemon Rasam

Cuisine Style: Tamil Nadu | Cooking Time: 5 to 10 minutes | To Serve: 3 | Type : Rasam, Side dish, Soup | Take with : Rice

Ingredients

• Toor Dal – 3 tbsp
• Lemon juice – 1 tbsp
• Onion – 1 tbsp [chopped]
• Garlic – 3 cloves [mashed]
• Green chilli – ½
• Dry red chilli – ½
• Turmeric powder – ¼ tsp
• Curry leaves – 1 spring
• Coriander leaves – 2 springs [chopped]
• Asafetida a pinch
• Salt to taste
• Oil – 1 tbsp
• Water as needed

Roasting & grinding Ingredients

• Peppercorns - 5
• Cumin seeds – 1 tbsp
• Dry roast then grind to fine or coarse powder

Method

• Wash and boil toor dal in cooker for 3 whisltes
• Heat oil in a pan then add mustard seeds. Once it’s spluttered then add onion and garlic sauté.
• Then add green chilli, dry red chilli and curry leaves.
• Add boiled toor dal & water mix well.
• Add asafetida, turmeric powder, salt and freshly ground powder mix well & allow it to boil.
• When boiling cut off heat then add lemon juice and sprinkle coriander leaves serve hot with rice.