ORANGE RASAM

Orange Rasam

INGREDIENTS:

• 1/2 cup Orange juice (freshly squeezed or Tropicana Juice)
• 1 no Tomato (crushed)
• 1/2 tsp Rasam powder
• 2nos Garlic cloves (crushed)(optional)
• 1/2 inch ginger(optional..i didnt use it today)
• 1/4 cup Cooked dal
• 1/2 tsp Mustard seeds
• 1/2 tsp cumin seeds
• 1/4 tsp Asafoetida powder
• 2 nos Dry red chillies
• Few curry leaves
• Salt
• 1/2tsp Ghee or oil 

METHOD:

1. With little water, boil,tomatoes,garlic for a minute or so.
2. Take the cooked dal with rasam powder,crushed tomato,crushed garlic, salt along with enough water.
3. heat the ghee, add the mustard seeds, cumin seeds, asafoetida powder, red chillies,curry leaves and fry until they turns brown.
4. Add the tomato - dal water.
5. Turn off the stove once they starts boiling add the orange juice after a minute or so..
6. Serve hot with rice!!