MINT RASAM [புதினா ரசம்]

Ingredients:

Sambar onions – 6
Big tomato-1
Mint leaves- a handful
Tamarind- a gooseberry size
Thuar dal- ¼ cup
Red chillies-3
Pepeprcorns- ½ tsp
Coriander seeds- 2 tsp
Mustard seeds- ½ tsp
Cumin seeds- ½ tsp
Salt to taste
Turmeric powder- half sp
Oil- 1 tbsp

Procedure;

Boil the dal in the pressure cooker.
Soak the tamarind in a cup of water for half an hour and extract its juice.
In a tsp of oil fry the red chillies, coriander seeds and the peppercorns to golden brown.
Heat a pan and pour the oil.
Add the mustard seeds and when they splutter add the cumin seeds and fry for a second.
Add the sambar onions and fry them to golden brown.
Add the tomatoes with the turmeric powder and fry them until the tomatoes are mashed and the oil floats on the surface.
Add the mint leaves and fry for a few seconds.
Pour the tamarind juice with enough salt, 2 cups of water and the cooked dal.
When the rasam starts to boil, add the fried powder.
Mix well.
Again when the rasam starts to boil, put off the fire.
The tasty rasam is ready now!