Lemon ginger rasam is an appetizer drink that would be well
suited when you have some stomach bloating .
This is a very common recipe among South Indian Tamil Brahmin
household. Very easy to prepare and
tastes super delicious. DH likes this
rasam very much and when I prepared for the first time, he just drank like a
soup and complimented that he has never tasted this kind of rasam earlier.
This recipe does not call for tamarind, tanginess is derived
with tomatoes and lemons. The
combination of lemon and ginger goes hand in hand and addition of freshly
ground rasam powder gives out an aromatic flavor to the dish. Also coriander leaves acts as a perfect
garnishing agent and brings an earthy flavor to the dish.
INGREDIENTS:
Tomatoes - 4 medium sized
Lemon -2
Toor Dhal - 1/4 cup
Ginger - small piece (crushed or finely chopped)
Green chilly - 1
Asafoetida - a pinch
Turmeric powder - 1/4 tsp
Salt -a s needed
Coriander leaves for garnishing
RASAM POWDER
Pepper - 2 tsp
Cumin - 1tsp
Toor dhal - 1 tsp
Red chilly - 1
Coriander seeds - 1 tsp
TEMPERING ITEMS:
Ghee - 1 tsp
Mustard seeds - 1/4 tsp
Curry leaves- few
PREPARATION:
1. Prepare Rasam
powder with the ingredients given under Rasam powder. Keep aside.
2. Chop the tomatoes
and process them in a blender and make a juice.
3. Pressure cook toor dhal until the dhal is cooked completely. Mash well and keep aside.
4. In a vessel, add
the tomato juice, green chilly, ginger, turmeric powder, salt, a cup of water
and bring it to boil for 10 minutes until the tomatoes are cooked well.
5. Add rasam powder, stir well, later add the cooked toor dhal. Add a cup of water if required if the consistency of the rasam is very thick. When it start to froth, switch off the stove, and remove from the flame.
Heat ghee in a pan, add mustard seeds and once it splutters,
add curry leaves and add the seasoned items to the rasam. Allow the rasam to cool completely and add
the extracted lemon juice. Lemon juice
can be adjusted according to the required tangy taste. Garnish with coriander leaves.
Aromatic lemon ginger
rasam is ready to be served. We had with
potato curry and it tasted wonderful.
