Kitchen Tantra

Apple Rasam:

Ingredients:

Apple 1 peeled ans deseeded(finely chopped)
Thoor dal cooked water 2 cup
Tomatoes 2 made into puree
Lemon juice 1 cup
Turmeric powder 1/4 spoon
Asafoetida 1/4 spoon
Salt
Mustard 1/2 spoon
Cumin 1/2 spoon
Curry leaves few
Ghee few spoons
Coriander leaves few finely chopped


To be roasted and Powdered:

Pepper 1-2 spoons
Cumin 1-2 spoons
Dry red chilies 3-5
Curry leaves few

Method:

In a pan....heat ghee. Add mustard, cumin, curry leaves and asafoetida. Fry chopped apples for 1-2 minutes.

Now add thoor dal cooked water to this. Followed by tomato puree. One can add 1 cup of water at this time. Let it boil.

Add salt, turmeric and ground powders to this. When it comes to foamy boiling stage....add lemon juice and coriander leaves. Remove from stove.