Lemon Rasam Recipe
Source: TH's mom aka repository of unending rasam recipes
Ingredients:
1 marble-sized ball of tamarind (remember the lemon will make the rasam more sour)
Half a lemon
½ cup cooked and mashed toor dal / thuvaram paruppu / pigeon peas (optional)
1 small tomato, chopped
A 1" piece of ginger, cut into small pieces
2 green chillies, or to taste
2 teaspoon rasam powder
A pinch of turmeric powder
Salt to taste
For tempering:
1 teaspoon ghee or oil
Some mustard seeds
A pinch of asafoetida / hing / perungaayam
Curry leaves
Coriander leaves (for garnish)
How to Make Lemon Rasam:
1. Soak the tamarind in 1 cup warm water for 10 minutes. Kneading with your fingertips, extract juice and discard pulp.
2. Take the tamarind extract in a bowl and add the chopped tomatoes, dal if using, slit green chillies, ginger, sambar cum rasam powder, turmeric powder and some salt. Bring to boil and simmer on low fire for 10 mins. Mash up the tomato well once its cooked and soft.
3. Next add another cup of water. Bring to boil. Test salt and tanginess. Remove from fire and while hot, add the juice from half a lemon.
4. Heat a small kadai and add the ghee or oil for tempering. Add all other ingredients and when the mustard seeds start popping, dunk into the rasam.
Serve hot with white rice and paruppu usili.
perplexed
It looks yummy!! like home food 🙂 just one thing... can I cook dal in microwave? If so, how many cups of water and how long? I am sooo trying this!! 🙂
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jayasri
yes there are so many kinds of rasams, when I got married I learnt too many rasams and one of that is this Lemon rasam, mm., mouth is watering now, lemon rasam and paruppu usli great combination!!, only thing with Lemon rasam is you should never reheat it!!!
Rohini
True that we have so many varieties of rasam.. Same paruppu rasam, tomato rasam, I make it in diff ways depending on my mood 🙂
Lovely presentation, so inviting! Btw, I loved ur one-liner "TH's mom aka repository of unending rasam recipes" 😀
Sumi
Its the same case with my mom, makes the same peper rasam everytime, But I could neer get that taste. Ya you are right, Iam also learning lots of varieties in rasams from my eighbour friend whos is a TamBrahm.
Rasam with paruppu usili is a classic combination.
RAKS KITCHEN
I too clicked a rasam today to post! And even I dont like lemony desserts,but love lemon lime. That too our small variety(one from India) is much different from the one we get here in local.I always carry that pack of lemons from Mustafa!
I don't add tamarind,else all same,gorgeous pictures!
Cynthia
It's the simple ingredients that make outstanding food eh? You make me hungry.
simply.food
Looks delicious and beautiful click.
Mriganayani
I second you on that dessert opinion - I respect lemons but can never eat a dessert made with lemon. The rasam looks sexy! And I love your platter!
Parita
I just love to have rasam all by itself, its so satisfying!