Lemon Rasam
A light and flavorsome South Indian style soup with lentils, lemons and spices.
Servings: 3
Ingredients
2 tbsp Toor dal
- 3/4 c water
- 1/2 tsp turmeric powder
- 3 Green chilies slit lengthwise
- 1/2 cup finely chopped Tomato
- 2 tsp grated ginger
- 3 tbsp freshly squeezed lemon juice
- 1.25 tsp Salt or to taste
Tempering
- 1 tsp ghee or oil
- 1 tsp mustard seeds
- 1 tsp cumin seeds
- 1 tsp crushed black pepper
Garnish
- 1 tbsp finely chopped Coriander leaves
Instructions
Cooking toor dal
- Pressure cook the toor dal along with 1 green chili, 2 cups of water and turmeric until mushy.
- Once done, drain the water completely and preserve.
- Mash the dal well.
- To the reserved water, add the green chili, turmeric powder, hing, grated ginger, tomato and salt.
- Allow this to simmer on low flame for 2 to 3 minutes.
- Add the mashed dal and mix well.
Simmering
- After adding the dal, let the mixture simmer until frothy at the surface.
- When done, allow the Rasam to cool down a bit.
Tempering
- Once cool, heat ghee in a pan and pop the mustard.
- Add the cumin seeds and crushed black pepper now and wait for it to crackle.
- As soon as the spices crackle, our tempering is ready.
- Add the tempering to the prepared rasam.
Garnishing
- Finally, squeeze the juice of the lemons into the rasam and mix well.
- Garnish with coriander leaves and curry leaves.
Notes
If you add the lemon juice before the rasam cools down, it will turn bitter.
You can skip the ghee and temper with oil for a vegan version.
If you dont like the after taste of pepper, you can skip that too and let the green chili flavor shine through.
Never reheat this rasam. It will become bitter since we add lemon juice.
You can skip the ghee and temper with oil for a vegan version.
If you dont like the after taste of pepper, you can skip that too and let the green chili flavor shine through.
Never reheat this rasam. It will become bitter since we add lemon juice.
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Disclaimer
Nutrition values are provided here as a courtesy and are only a rough guide. Please consult a health care provider if you have any concerns.
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