Mosambi rasam

 Rasam is one of the second course dish of lunch in South India .
Lemon rasam , Parupu rasam and so many other varieties of rasam must be tasted by all .
This Sweet lime or Mosambi rasam is a slight variation to the flavour and the taste which is sooooooo YUMMMMY when u have it with hot white rice and potato fry .

Ingredients

• Sweet lime juice 1 cup
• Tamarind water  quarter cup
• Boiled toor dhal  1 cup
• Rasam powder 2 tsp
• Turmeric powder a pinch
• Chopped celantro
• Ghee 1 tsp
• Tomato puree 1 cup
• Curry leaves
• Salt
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• Mustard seeds 
• Jeera
• Asafoetida a pinch
• Pepper jeera powder half spoon
• Half tsp jaggery

Procedure

• Boil the toor dhal keep it aside.
• Take a cooking pan add the tamarind water , green chillies, salt , tomatoes, rasam powder and allow it to cook for 6 to 8 mins .
• Check whether the raw smell of the tamarind goes off completely.
• Now add the toor dhal in a seperate cup add water according to the desired consistency and pour it over the  boiling tamarind mixture.
• Add salt, jaggery and allow it to cook till u see the orange foamy layer appears allover the rasam.
• At this point switch off the flame.
• Take a seperate tadka pan add ghee , mustard seeds, jeera , , asafoetida , , curryleaves and allow it to splutter.
• Add this to the rasam.
• Add the pepper jeera powder to give a nice flavour.
• Wait the rasam to cool off  completely now add the mosambi juice and mix well .
• Add  some chopped celantro leaves .

TIP :Do not add the mosambi juice when the rasam is hot because it will give you a bitter taste .Add when the rasam cools down completely.