Lemon Rasam (Rasam powder included)

I love the 'nimmakaaya chaaru' my mom used to make. This has a very fresh taste. Eat this with papad/ vadiyams and it makes your day!

For Rasam Powder:-
dhaniyaau - 1
jerakaa - 0.5
Dry chillies - 15 in number
Black pepper seeds - 0.4 cup
Curry Leaves - handful
kandi pappu - 0.5 cup

Fry all the above dry in a pan. Let them cool and grind them to a find paste.

For Rasam:-
One smal tomato chopped - 1
Cooked Toor Dal - 2 cups
lemon juice - 5 tbspn.

1. Take 4 cups of water. Add cooked toor dal to it. Ensure the consistency is thin
2. Boil for 5 mins till you get a nice daal aroma. Now add few curry leaves, corainder, tomato
3. Boil for some more time till you get the aroma of the leaves. Now add Rasam powder.
4. Take ghee in another pan and add mustard seeds, jeera, hing, turmeric-0.5 tspn, dry chillies (2-3 small peices). Once they sputter add them to the rasam.
5. remove the rasam off the heat and add lemon juice. Extract the juice fresh for best results.
6. Mix well and serve hot with rice and papad.