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Dal Rasam Recipe

Ingredients for Dal Rasam :

1 cup Toor Dal (Arhar / Yellow Dal )
1 tomato, chopped
2 table-spoon Tamarind extract (Imli ka guda)
12-15 Curry Leaves (Kadhi Patta)
2 table-spoon coriander leaves, finely chopped to garnish (dhaniya patti)
2 table-spoon oil
4 cup water
salt to taste

Herbs and Spices :
1 t-spoon Rasam Powder (How to make Rasam Powder)
2/3 t-spoon turmeric powdered (haldi)
a pinch of Asafoetida (Hing)
1/2 t-spoon Mustard seeds (Rai)

 

How to make Dal Rasam :

  • Wash Toor Dal 3-4 times with water and soak for 30 mins.
  • Now, Pressure cook it with 4 cup water, turmeric and a pinch of salt. Cook over medium-high flame for about 15 mins. or until Dal gets tender.
  • Now boil 1/2 cup water in a separate pan and add tomato, coriander leaves, tamarind extract and rasam powder. Boil it until water reduce to its half and tomato gets tender.
  • Now, put cooked dal in this pan and cook further on medium flame for 3-4 minutes.
  • Now, for seasoning, heat oil in a pan and add mustard leaves, asafoetida and curry leaves. Put this seasoning in the pan containing Dal Rasam.
  • Serve Dal Rasam hot with rice.