SIMPLE RASAM

Ingredients :

Tomatoes chopped fine – 2

Jaggery – 1 tsp

Turmeric powder – 1 tsp

Salt to taste

Green chillies -3

Hing – 1 tsp

Jeera – 1 tsp

Pepper – 1 tsp

Cooked dal water – 1 cup

Finely chopped coriander leaves – for garnishing

For tempering :

Ghee – 1 tsp

Mustard seeds – 1 tsp

Jeera – 1 tsp

Method :

1)     In a pan take chopped tomatoes, green chillies, ½ cup water, salt and boil

2)     Add turmeric powder, jaggery and hing and boil till tomatoes get cooked well

3)     Powder jeera and pepper to a fine powder and add this to the rasam

4)     Add the dal water and boil the rasam on a sim flame till you see it frothing

5)     Take a small pan add ghee and splutter rai and jeera

6)     Add this to the rasam and garnish with coriander leaves
7) Serve hot with mashed rice and ghee with applam