Eastern Rasam

Ingredients

1. Tomatoes - 3 medium sized chopped
2. Toor dal - 1 handful
3. Tamarind - lime sized ball soaked in water and pulp squeezed out
4. Water - 6 cups
5. Garlic - 5 cloves crushed
6. Eastern Rasam powder - 4 tbsp
7. Dry red chillies - 2 broken
8. Curry leaves - 2 springs
9. Mustard seeds - 1/2 tsp
10. whole pepper - 1 tsp coarsely crushed
11. Cilantro/ coriander leaves - 5 tbsp chopped
12. Jaggery / sugar - 1/2 tsp
13. salt - to taste
14. Oil - 1 tbsp

 Method :
Pressure cook tomatoes, dhal and garlic in 6 teacups of water until it is broken down.
Add the tamarind juice and Rasam powder to this and bring to a boil.
Heat oil in a small pan and season with mustard, red chillies , crushed pepper and curry leaves .
Pour this over the rasam and sprinkle coriander leaves on top. Turn the flame off and add the sugar/jaggery .
Serve with rice.