MYSORE RASAM

Ingredients:

Lentils- a handful [cooked]
Tamarind- a lime size
Tomato- 1 cup [crushed]
Turmeric powder- 1/2 tsp
Coriander leaves- a handful
Salt to taste
Ghee and oil- 1 tbsp
Mustard seeds- 1 tsp

Fry the following ingredients in a spoon of ghee to a golden brown colour and then powder them coarsely:
Lentils- 1 tsp
Bengal gram- 1/2 tsp
Peppercorn- 1 tsp
Cumin seeds-1/2 tsp
Red chilli-1
Curry leaves- 1 arc
Shredded coconut-1 tbsp
Asafoetida- a pea-size

Procedure:

Soak the tamarind in a cup of water for an hour and then extract its juice. Add
enough water to make it to 5 cups. Add turmeric powder, tomato and enough salt to it and let it simmer for a few seconds. Add the cooked dal and the rasam powder and again allow it to simmer for 2 minutes. Heat a small pan and pour the oil and ghee. Add the mustard seeds and when they splutter add this with the coriander leaves to the rasam. Use it after half an hour.