Dal Pepper Rasam

Step 1

Add 3/4 cup toor dal in the pressure cooker. Wash the dal and add 1/2 teaspoon turmeric powder. Pressure cook up to 2 whistles. Mash the dal and keep it aside.

Step 2

Add 3 chopped tomatoes, tamarind in the water, and boil until tomatoes are soft. Let it cool.

Step 3

Once the water is cool, extract the pulp from the tomatoes and keeps it aside.

Step 4

Heat 1 tablespoon oil, add 1/2 teaspoon Jeera, 1/2 teaspoon mustard seeds, few red chilies, few curry leaves, and 1 teaspoon crushed garlic.

Step 5

Now add the extracted tomato tamarind pulp and add some water.

Step 6

Add salt as per taste, 1 cube jaggery, 2 1/2 teaspoons rasam powder, and boil for 2 minutes.

Step 7

Add boiled and mashed toor dal. Mix well and boil for 3 minutes.

Step 8

Add 1/2 teaspoon pepper powder, coriander leaves, and mix well.

Step 9

Turn off the stove. Enjoy this rasam as a soup or with steamed white rice.