Rasam ka Dal

Preparation:10 min
Cook: 15 min
Total Time: 25 mins
Servings:

Ingredients

2 handfuls of yellow moong dal (split yellow gram)
1 handful of fresh coriander (dhania)
1 large tomatoes
1/4 \" piece of ginger (adrak)
1/2 lemon
a pinch of turmeric powder (haldi)
a pinch of asafoetida (hing)
salt to taste
1/2 tsp cumin seeds (jeera)
1 tsp sesame (til) oil
1 whole red chilli
1 green chilli
1/2 tsp rasam powder

Method

Wash and roughly chop corianderRoughly crush tomato with hand in a bowlSlice ginger into thin stripsPut moong dal to boil along with enough water to arrive at a reasonably light consistency, salt and turmeric, crushed tomato, sliced ginger, the green chilli and all the corianderAs dal starts boiling, add the rasam powder and let dal boil till done. switch flame off and squeeze in and mix the half-lemon's juice and transfer to a serving vesselHeat oil with hing, add the red chilli after breaking it, and sputter the jeera in itPour tempering over dal and serve"}]