Kalyana Rasam

Ingredients :

• Tuvar dal - 1/4 cup [ boiled and mashed ]
• Tomato - 2 big [ red ]
• Ghee - 1/2 tsp
• Turmeric powder - 1/4 tsp
• Mustard seeds - 1 tsp
• Asafoetida - a pinch
• Coriander leaves - 1 hand ful
• Curry leaves - little

For grinding :

• Tuvar dal -1 tbsp
• Blackpepper - 1 tsp
• Red chillies - 2
• Cumin seeds - 1/2 tsp

Method :

In a pan, heat little ghee & add tuvar dal, black pepper & red chillies till it changes color. Finally add cumin seeds & switch off the gas. Add cumin seeds at the end only, otherwise it will taste bitter. Then grind to a fine paste, adding little water & keep aside. Grind the tomatoes & keep aside.

Then take one deep bottom vessel, add tomato puree, ground masala, turmeric, asafoetida, salt & 2 cups of water. Allow to boil in a low flame for 15 minutes. Now add boiled & mashed dal to this & cook till foam comes & switch off the flame.

Garnish with coriander & curry leaves. Heat a ghee in a pan & add mustard seeds. When it splutters, add the same to the rasam. Serve with hot rice along with appalam & curry.