Ingredients :
- Thur dal boiled and mashed - 1 cup
- Tomatoes - 2 [ chopped ]
- Green chilli - 2 [ slit ]
- Salt - as required
- Turmeric powder - 1/2 tsp
- Asafoetida - 1/4 tsp
- Butter milk - 1 cup [ thin ]
- Chopped coriander leaves - little
For seasoning :
- Mustard seeds - 1 tsp
- Ajvan [ omam ] - 1/2 tsp
- Ghee - 1 tsp
- Curry leaves - little
Method :
Take one vessel, add a tsp of oil and fry the chopped tomatoes, green chillies for 2 to 3 minutes. Then add 3 glasses of water to that, and add salt, turmeric and asafoetida to that. Mix well. Allow to boil for 10 minutes in low flame. Then add the mashed thur dal along with butter milk. If required add some more water. Check
the salt and wait till the rasam to come up, then heat the ghee and add the mustard seeds to that, when its pop add ajvan to that . Wait for a second and then pour to the rasam. Garnish with curry leaves and coriander leaves. Serve with hot rice and roasted curry along with fried papad.