Lemon Rasam

                               Lemon Rasam

                                       Rasam is just a thin soup and it is very light . I think that is the reason they make it when you are sick and healthy at all times. As it is easy to digest and usually made with tamarind water.Sometimes it is made with buttermilk too what we call Mor Rasam.
In this recipe i am not going to use tomato/tamarind /buttermilk. Instead i am using  fresh lemon juice and needs only few ingredients and very tasty and one of my favorite of my better half and few of my close friends.

Ingredients

Cooked thuvar dhal       - 3 tbsps( mashed)
Turmeric                        - 1 pinch
Green chilli                   - 1 slit
Curry leaves                  - few
Crushed jeera(cumin)   - 3/4 tsp
Crushed pepper            - 1/2 tsp
salt
Water                          - 2 cups( I use the water from cooked thvar dhal)
Coriander                       -1 tsp chopped for garnishing

Lemon juice               - 2 tbsp
Seasoning
oil                              - 1 tsp
Mustard                    - 1/2 tsp
Asafoetida                - 1 pinch
Channa dhal              -1/4 tsp
Urad Dhal                 -1/4 tsp

                                        In a bowl mix the thuvar dhal, water, crushed cumin, pepper, salt, turmeric and keep it aside.
                                Then take a pan and heat oil and do the seasoning with mustard, asafoetida, curry leaves , green chilli.
                                Pour the mix of water,dhal in it and when it starts to boil close it and  let it boil for two minutes and switch it off.
                                When it cools little bit add the lemon juice and coriander serve when it is still hot/ warm to drink . Yummy Lemon rasam is ready...