Thakkali Rasam(Tomato Rasam)-Indian Soup with Lentil and Tomato

Ingredients

Toor Dal (yellow lentils) -1/4 cup

Tomato -2 nos (chopped)

Tamarind- lemon size

Turmeric powder – 1/2 tspn

Salt to taste

Coriander leaves

Mustard seeds – 1 tspn

Oil – 2 tblspn

Curry leaves

Green chillies-2 nos (sliced)

Dried red chilli – 2 ( broken into two)

Asafoetida (hing)- a pinch

Garlic clove- 5-6 ( crushed)

For Rasam powder( or you can use instant rasam powder-2 tspn)

Cumin seeds – 1 tblspn

Whole black pepper – 1 tblspn

Fenugreek seeds – ½ tspn

Coriander seeds-1 tblspn

Dried red chilli-2

Channa dal – 1 tspn

Urad dal- 1 tspn

Preparation

1.Dry roast the ingredients for rasam powder.And grind it to make powder.keep aside.

2.Pressure cook tuvar dal with turmeric in a cup of water till soft and keep aside.

3.Heat 1 tsp oil in a deep pan, add the mustard seeds and let them splutter.Add the asafoetida, rasam powder(which kept aside early- or  instant rasam powder), garlic,dried red chillies and curry leaves.

4.Add tomatoes and sauté it.

5.Add the tamarind extract  with water,green chili and salt.

6.Bring it to boil.

7.Garnish with coriander leaves.