Ingredients

The following ingredients have 4 Servings
  • 2 cups water
  • 2 tablespoons Toor dal ((toor dal))
  • 2 green chilies (slit)
  • 1 tomato (chopped)
  • 1/4 teaspoon turmeric powder
  • 1/4 teaspoon asafoetida
  • Salt (to taste)
  • 2 teaspoons ghee ((can use oil too))
  • 1 teaspoon mustard seeds
  • 10 curry leaves
  • Juice of 1 small lemon or lime

Instruction

  • Rinse and pressure cook toor dal until mushy. Drain the cooked dal and retain the dal cooked water. Mash the dal well.
  • Take dal cooked water in a pot and add about 1.5 cups of water to it. We need around 2 cups of water to make rasam. So adjust accordingly.
  • Add chopped tomatoes, green chilies, asafoetida and salt to taste. Cook in medium flame until the rasam mixture turns frothy
  • next, add cooked and mashed dal. Mix well. Cook for 3-4 minutes.