MYSORE RASAM

Ingredients(for four persons)

1/2 cup Tuvar Dhall

Lemon Size ball of Tamarind

2 Big Tomatoes

1 tsp Turmeric powder

1 tsp Asfoetida

Little Jaggery

1 tbs Chopped Coriander leaves

Salt to taste

For Grinding

1 tsp Coriander seeds

1/2 tsp Channa dhall

1/2 tsp Pepper corns

1/2 tsp Cummin seeds

1 Red chilly

1/2 tsp Til oil

Seasoning

1 tsp Mustard

1 tsp Cummin seeds

1 tsp Ghee

Preparation

Soak the tamarind in the squeeze the pulp. Fry all the ingredients for grinding in til oil. Grind it to a fine paste. Add it to the tamarind pulp. Add the turmeric powder,asfoetida,jaggery and salt. Add 3 cups of water. Allow it to simmer in the haeat. Once the raw smell disappears and starts boiling add one more cup of water,and chopped tomatoes. Season it with mustard and cummin seeds and add chopped coriander leaves.This rasam tastes good as a soup also.