Lime Rasam

Ingredients:

Lime - 1

Tomato - 1

Toor Dal - 1/2 cup

Green chilly - 1(optional)

curry leaves - 5

mustard seeds - 1/4 tspoon

asafoetida - 1/2tspoon

oil - 1/2 tspoon

salt (to taste)

sugar - 1/4 tspoon

turmeric - 1/4 tspoon

fresh coriander - finely chopped

Preparation Method:

Step1: pressure cook the toor dal with 1 1/2 cups of water by adding the turmeric to it.

Step2: take a medium sized bowl and mash the tomato in it , now add the curry leaves, green chilly (slit in between),asafoetida and add 2 cups of water stir and mix well.Now place this bowl on medium heat and let it boil for about 7-8 mins.

Step 3: now add the cooked toor dal , salt and sugar stir and mix them well and let it boil for another 4-5 mins.

Step 4 :now remove from heat and squeeze the lime juice into the rasam and mix well.

Step5: take 1/2 tspoon of oil in a small pan , add the mustard seeds on spluttering add it to the rasam,and garnish with few finely chopped fresh coriander.

Goes well with Rice :-), adding green chilly in step2 is optional.

sarvam krishna arpanam!