Ingredients
Method
- First keep ready with all the ingredients listed.
- Now add oil in a kadai and fry all the" to roast and grind" ingredients.
- First add dhal when colour changes add coriander,garlic followed by other ingredients in the list.
- When cool grind to a powder and keep ready.
- In a kadai add ghee make mustard to splutter then add urad dhal followed by some squeezed tomatoes.
- Add salt and jaggery and cook till tomatoes turn tender.
- Now pour in the extract(check for tanginess and correct it as needed).
- Add ground powder and turmeric powder to it.
- When white foam forms(don't let it boil) switch off and add some chopped coriander and serve.

Notes
Don't let the rasam boil it will not taste good.
While dry roasting dhal should be added first so that it becomes golden and nice aroma is released.
Adding Jaggery is optional.
I have used rock salt.
You can make this powder in advance but in that case dry-roast them without oil.
While dry roasting dhal should be added first so that it becomes golden and nice aroma is released.
Adding Jaggery is optional.
I have used rock salt.
You can make this powder in advance but in that case dry-roast them without oil.
