Name: Lemon Rasam recipe by Subashini Krish at BetterButter
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 5
Ingredients: Toor dal 1 tablespoon; Lemon 1; Tomato 1; Green chillies 2; Garlic 5 pods crushed; Turmeric powder 1/4 teaspoon; Salt accordingly; Mustard seeds 1/2 teaspoon; Oil 1 teaspoon; Pepper powder 1/2 teaspoon; Jeera powder 1 teaspoon; Asafoetida a pinch; Curry leaves few; Coriander leaves for garnish

ABOUT Lemon Rasam RECIPE

This mildly tangy, flavourful rasam is a very good appetizer when you are down with fever. My mom gives me well-mashed rice with this rasam whenever I am sick and I always feel better

Ingredients Serving: 5

Toor dal 1 tablespoon
Lemon 1
Tomato 1
Green chillies 2
Garlic 5 pods crushed
Turmeric powder 1/4 teaspoon
Salt accordingly
Mustard seeds 1/2 teaspoon
Oil 1 teaspoon
Pepper powder 1/2 teaspoon
Jeera powder 1 teaspoon
Asafoetida a pinch
Curry leaves few
Coriander leaves for garnish

Instructions

Pressure cook toor dal for 5 whistles with 2 cups of water and turmeric powder.
Add finely chopped tomato, crushed garlic, pepper powder, jeera powder to the dal water and add salt accordingly.
In a tadka pan add little oil, add mustard seeds and once they splutter add slit green chillies, curry leaves and asafoetida.
Pour the tempering into the dal water mix.
Simmer it on a low flame till it becomes frothy. Do not let it boil
Switch off from flame and and add finely chopped coriander leaves. Then squeeze a lemon after removing the seeds.
You can have it like a soup or mix it with rice and eat

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