DATE GINGER RASAM

Ingredients:

Tamarind- a big lime size
Dates-5
Crushed Ginger- 1 tbsp
Coarse pepper powder- half tsp
Sambar powder or rasam powder- 1 tsp
Asafoetida pr- half tsp
Turmeric powder- half tsp
Crushed tomatoes- half cup
Chopped coriander leaves- 2 tbsp
Curry leaves- a few
Salt to taste
Crushed jaggery- 2 tbsp
Ghee- 1 tbsp
Cooked thuar dal- 1 tbsp

Procedure:

soak the tamarind in 2 cups of water and then extract its juice. Grind the dates and the ginger coarsely and add it to the tamarind extract with the t.powder, dal, s.powder, tomatoes, 2 cups of water and the greeans. Heat a pan and add the ghee. Add the asafoetida powder and the pepper. Fry for a few seconds. Add the tamarind mixture and allow it to simmer for a few minutes. Lastly add the jaggery and allow it to simmer for a few seconds.