This rasam is prepared with preserved upper watery portion of dal, cooked with tomato,brinjal, and other spices. (This pressure cooker dal recipe is already uploaded in my recipe list recently ).
Ingredients:
Dal water (Pappu theta in Telugu ) – 200 ml,
Salt,
Red chilli powder – 1/4 TSP,
Rasam powder – 1 TSP, ( you can substitute with course powder of dry fried 1/2 tsp dhania, 1/4 tsp jeera, 6 no.black pepper,pinch of methi ),
Tomato – 1 medium,chopped roughly,
Vadagam – 1 TSP,( optional ),
Mustard seeds – 1/2 Tsp,
Red chilli – 1,
Tamarind paste – 1 Tsp,
Curry leaves – few,
Peeled and crushed garlic – 3,
Oil – 2 TSP,
Hing – 2 pinch,
Chopped coriander leaves – 1 Tablesp.
Method:
1).Heat oil, add mustard seeds, hing, red chilli, curry leaves and fry for few seconds till mustard crackles.
2).Add dhania masala, garlic and fry for a second. Add chopped tomato and cook for few seconds till tomato is soft.
3).Add dal water along with tamarind paste and salt.Let it boil for 10 seconds, sprinkle coriander leaves and remove.
4).Serve this very tasty dal rasam with hot rice. You can enjoy it as it is like soup.
Tip:
Preparation of vadagam is mainly with onions ( white ) and differant spices. The ingredients may slightly differ from person to person. You can check my vadagam recipe in my recipe list.