Lemon Tomato Rasam Soup/ Elupichai thakkali rasam
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Recipe type: Main
Cuisine: Indian
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Serves: 2 cups
 
Ingredients
  • Lentils/ Toor dal – 3 tbsp
  • Tomato – 2 small chopped finely (approx. ¾ cup)
  • Sambar powder – 1 tbsp
  • Turmeric powder – 1 tsp
  • Salt – to taste
  • Sugar – a pinch
  • Lemon – ½ , big, or 3 tbsp lemon juice
  • Coriander leaves – 2 tbsp, chopped finely to garnish To temper:
  • Oil – 1 tbsp
  • Mustard seeds – 1 tsp
  • Cumin seeds – 1 tsp
  • Curry leaves – 1 sprig
  • Asafoetida/Hing – 2 pinches
  • Ginger – 1 inch, chopped finely
  • Green chillies -2 sliced
Instructions
  1. Boil the toor dal in one cup of water for ten minutes on the stove in simmer. Or keep it in the cooker for 2 whistles. Mash it well and add a cup of water.
  2. Add the chopped tomatoes, sambar powder, turmeric powder and salt to it. Let it boil for 10 minutes in medium high flame. Add a pinch of sugar and switch off.
  3. Take a small pan with 1 tbsp of oil in medium flame for tempering, add the mustard seeds, and wait for it to crackle. Then add the cumin seeds, wait for it to change color to light brown. Add the ginger, ginger chilli, curry leaves and 2 pinches of asafetida, wait for it to get sauteed, switch off and add the tempering to the tomato rasam mixture.
  4. Squeeze some lemon into it. Usually, when the rasam is hot, do not squeeze lemon as it might give you sour taste. So, just wait for 5 -10 minutes and squeeze some lemon into it. Garnish with coriander leaves.
Notes
1. You can do this same recipe without dal as well. Just skip the second step and go to the third step.
2. Adding sugar will boast the flavors.
3. If you want it less spicy, reduce the sambhar powder,by half.
Recipe by Relish The Bite at https://www.relishthebite.com/lemon-tomato-rasam-soup-elupichai-thakkali-rasam/