Chitra athai's Easy Rasam recipe/Quick hot rasam recipe

Parupu rasam Recipe

Rasam is one of the easy do recipe and is one of the lovely spicy accompaniment for rice.Hot rasam,steamed rice,potato poriyal and cold winters are made for each other.We use drink chitra athai's rasam whenever we visit her place.My dad is a diehard fan of her rasam and thats how I was made to try this recipe.One interesting with this recipe is everything can be put together in 15 mins.Why wait?? Lets get our hand in to the vessel.

Preparation time: 5 mins
Cooking time: 10-15 mins
Serves-4

We need:

Cooked toor dal-1/2 cup
Tomato-1 ripe
Green chilli-2 slit lengthwise
Garlic(with skin)+pepper+cumin seeds-5+1 tsp+1tsp crushed
Tamarind paste-2.5 tsp
Chili powder-1 tsp
Turmeric powder-1tsp
Coriander leaves-2tsp chopped
Curry leaves- few
Salt- as required
Water-2 cups

To temper:

Oil-2 tsp
Mustard seeds-1/2 tsp
Red chili-2
Hing/Asafoetida-1/4 tsp
Curry leaves-few (optional)

Method:

1. Take all the ingredients except "to temper" in a bowl and mash them with your hands/laddle.
   
2. Now heat the mixture and let it come to boil.
   
3. In the mean time,heat a tadka pan and temper the remaining ingredients.
   
4. Once the rasam starts boiling,add the tempered items and few coriander leaves.Mix well and switch off the flame.
   
   
   
   
5. Serve hot with steamed rice and papad/potato fry.