Ginger Toor dal Rasam

Ginger Toor dal Rasam is a tasty and healthy rasam made with ginger, toor dal and  spices.Ginger Toor dal Rasam goes well with rice and also a good remedy for cold, throat infections etc.

The following ingredients are needed to prepare Ginger Toor dal Rasam.

Ingredients:-

Toor dal.              -1 cup
Green chilly.         -1
Ginger.                 - a big piece
Turmeric powder. - 1/4 tsp
Tamarind.             - a marble size
Salt.                      -to taste

For crushing the Spice Powder:-

Black Pepper.     - 8
Dry Red chilly.     -1
Cumin seeds.      -1tsp

For Seasoning:-

Ghee /oil..       -1tsp
Cumin seeds.  -1/2tsp
Curry leaves.   -1spring
Hing powder.    -1/2 tsp

Instructions:-

1. Wash and half slit one Green chilly and keep aside.

2. Peel,wash,chop and crush a big piece of Ginger and keep aside.

3. Wash and pressure cook Toor dal along with half slit Green chilly, crushed Ginger pieces,Turmeric powder and 2 cup of water for 3 whistles and keep aside.

4. Dry roast Black Pepper, Cumin seeds and one dry Red chilly on low flame and crush it to a coarse powder with mortar and pestle.Keep aside the crushed spice powder mixture.

5. Soak Tamarind in little water for few minutes and extract Tamarind juice and keep aside.

Method:-

1. In a cooking vessel add the cooked Toordal, boiled water and all other ingredients from the cooker vessel. Add required Salt and little more water and boil.

2. Add Tamarind juice in the cooking vessel and mix well.

3. Add the crushed Spice powder mixture and mix well.Boil for few minutes and switch off the flame.

4. Heat 1tsp Ghee or oil in a pan for seasoning and splutter Cumin seeds and saute well.

5. Add Curry leaves and fry for a second.

6. Add Hing powder and saute well and switch off the flame.

7. Pour the above seasoning into the  Giner Rasam in the cooking vessel.

8. Transfer the Ginger Toor dal Rasam to a serving bowl.

A tasty Ginger Toor dal Rasam is ready to serve hot.