Mint Rasam recipe

 Mint rasam is a South Indian recipe, had with rice and any vegetable curry/ appalam for lunch. It can be had as a soup too.

Ingredients:

Toor dal -1/4 cup

Tamarind - Berry size

Pepper - 1/2 teaspoon

Jeera - 1/2 tsp

Rasam power - 1 tsp

Mint leaves - 1 handful

Coriander leaves - 1 handful

Tomato - 2 medium size

Hinge - 1/4 tsp

Turmeric powder - a pinch

Salt - 1 tbsp. or as required

Water - 2 1/2 cups

For seasoning

Ghee -1 tsp

Mustard seeds - 1tsp

Jeera - 1/4 tsp

Red chili - 1

Hinge - a pinch

Curry leaves - few

Method:

1. Pressure cook toor dal and keep aside.
2. Soak tamarind in hot water and extract the juice
3. In a vessel add tamarind water, hinge, salt, turmeric powder, half of the coriander leaves and mint leaves. Add 1 chopped tomato and allow it to boil.
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
4. Add rasam powder and boil for two seconds. Do not boil too long.
   
   
   
5. Grind half of the tomato, mint and few coriander  leaves.
   
   
   
   
6. In a pan add ghee and add the ground tomato and sauté. Add the tamarind mix  and slightly smashed the toor dal to the pan.  Allow it boil for a few seconds.
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
7. Season the above mentioned  ingredients and add the rest of the coriander leaves on the top. Delicious mint rasam is ready. Enjoy with hot rice, ghee and appalam/chips/any vegetable curry.