Arachuvitta Rasam

Ingredients:

• ½ cup cooked toor dal
• 8 – 10 Red chilly
• A Pinch Asafetida
• 1 sp Black Pepper
• Coriander seeds
• 2 - 4 tab sp. Coconut
• Salt
• 2 tea sp Tamarind paste
• 2 – 3 cups water
• 2 sp ghee
• 1 sp oil
• ½ sp Mustard seeds
• curry leaves

Method:

• In a pan pour 1 sp oil and fry red chilly, black pepper, coriander seeds well.
• Grind them with coconut and water. Keep aside.
• In the same pan, pour the ghee and make seasoning with mustard leaves and curry leaves.
• Add 2 cups water and tamarind paste. Mix well.
• Add salt, asafetida and ground paste.
• Mix well and allow it to boil for a while.
• Add cooked dal and water.
• Again bring it to a boil.
• Add ½ cup water and again bring it to a boil.
• Remove from the fire and serve with hot rice.
• Ghee will give a good taste for rasam rice.