Milagu Rasam #3

 

Ingredients:

Thoor dal - 1/4 cup

Tomato - 2

Tamrind - 9 g

Dry Red Chilly - 2 

Curry Leaves - a sprig

Coriander Leaves - Little (fine chop)

Turmeric powder - 1/2 tsp

Hing - a pinch

Salt, Water, Gingely Oil - As reqd

Special powder:

Black pepper corns - 1 tbsp

Cumin seeds - 1/2 tbsp

Method:

• In a bowl add dal, water and turmeric powder.
• Pressure cook this for 5 whistles.
• Mash the dal and set aside.
• Heat a pan and add in pepper corns.
• Dry roast this in low flame for few mins.
• Transfer to plate.
• To the same pan add in cumin seeds and saute for a min.
• Transfer this to plate.
• Blend them to semi-coarse powder and set aside.
• Soak tamrind in 50 ml water and strain and collect the pulp.
• Heat oil in pan and add mustard seeds.
• Once it splutter add in curry leaves and red chilly.
• Add in boiled tomatoes and tamrind water.
• Add in mashed dal with water and mix well.
• Let it boil for 2 mins.
• Add in powdered masala and mix it.
• Add in required salt and mix well.
• Garnish with coriander leaves and serve hot.

Note:

• I added a crushed garlic and 1/4 tsp of regular rasam podi.
• This is optional.
• Also you can add tomatoes directly rather than adding boiled ones.
• In that case, have to wait till it is cooked and then add masala.