Plain Rasam/Saaru with lemon

Plain Rasam/Teli Saaru/Saatand with lemon

Ingredients:

• 1/2 cup thoor dhal
• 1 tbs grated ginger
• 4 green slit chilies
• 1/2 lemon freshly squeezed juice
• 1 tsp of salt

Garnishing ingredients:

• 1 tsp of mustard seeds
• 1 tbs of oil or ghee
• 1/8 tsp hingh(optional)
• 1/8 tsp turmeric(optional)
• 1/8 cup chopped cilantro
• few curry leaves

Method:

Saaru/Rasam

Pressure cook the dhal, ginger and the chilies in about 2 cups of water. Remove the cooked dhal from the pressure and pour it into a pot.  Dilute as needed and bring it to a boil on medium heat. Add the salt and turn off the heat. Then add the lemon juice and mix well.

 

Garnish:
To garnish, heat the oil in a small spatula(or a pan), splatter mustard seeds, add hingh and turmeric. Pour the contents to the pot. Add curry leaves or the chopped cilantro for flavouring.

Cooking Tips:

You can cook dhal on stove top till it is thoroughly cooked. Use more or less water depending on your taste. Alter the amount of salt, and lemon juice as per your taste.

Serving tips:

Serve hot rasam with rice or serve as soup.