Lime Rasam
Hot lentil and lime soup.
Servings
2
people
Cook Time
30
minutes
Servings
2
people
Cook Time
30
minutes
Ingredients
3–4
dried red chillies
80
g
split pigeon peas (tuvar dhal)
10
peppercorns
5
g
coriander seeds
5
g
cumin seeds (jeera)
3
g
turmeric powder
50
g
curry leaves
2
limes
1
L
water
Vegetable or sunflower oil
Optional Seasoning
clarified butter (ghee)
5
g
mustard seeds (rai) and cumin seeds (jeera)
2
g
asafoetida powder (hing)
curry leaves
Instructions
Take a pan and dry fry the red chillies, 10 g tuvar dhal, peppercorns, coriander seeds, and jeera.
Grind to form a rasam powder and keep aside.
In another pan, add the remaining tuvar dhal and cover with enough water to boil.
Add the turmeric powder and a splash of oil to the pan. Cook until the tuvar dhal is soft and well done.
Add the remaining water, rasam powder and the juice of two limes to the mix.
Add any of the optional seasonings if desired.
Boil the mixture and serve hot with coriander to garnish.