Andhra Rasam

This is the Rasam we usually do at my in-laws place. This is a little spicy and strong. Add a litte pepper to this rasam and it makes a great digestion recipe.

Ingridients:-

1 tomato chopped
Tamarind juice - 4 tspn
curry leave - few
coriander leaves - few
Turmeric - 0.5 tspn
Cooked Toor dal - 1 cup
Pepper - Optional

1. Take 3 cups of water. Mix tamarind juice, tomatoes, curry and coriander leaves. Add turmeric also at this point. It gives a different favour when you add turmeric directly in water than in the seasoning.
2. Boil the rasam for 10 mins on med flame
3. Once tomatoes are cooked and the tamarind fresh smell is lost add cooked toor dal
4. After 2 mins add pepper, salt and rasam powder. I use MTR rasam powder for this rasam.
5. Boil ofr 5 more mins and take away from flame
6. For seasoning you can add ghee or oil, mustard seeds, jeera, hing.