Lemon Rasam Recipe
Ingredients
- Lemon- 2 nos.
- Green chillies- 2 nos.
- Salt- 1 tsp
- Turmeric powder- 1/4 tsp
- Rasam Powder- 1 tsp Optional
- Powdered jaggery- 1 tsp
Seasoning ingredients
- Cooking oil- 1 tsp
- Mustard seeds- 1/2 tsp
- Split black gram lentils- 1/2 tsp
- Curry leaves- Few
Instructions
Preparation
- Slit the green chillies lengthwise and cut the lemons in to half. Keep them side till use.
Method
- Heat a pan adding all the seasoning ingredients in the order mentioned, as the mustard seeds crackle add 2.5 cups of water, jaggery, turmeric powder, slit green chillies and salt. Let it boil.
- Next include rasam powder and continue boiling for a while. Then switch off. Finally squeeze the lemon juice from 2 lemons.
- You can serve it as rice side dish or as soup.
Notes
- Adding rasam powder is optional. Without rasam powder also it tastes too good.
- If using, you can either use home made udupi rasam powder or the regular branded ones that you prefer.
- Do not add lemon juice when the rasam is still boiling. It may taste bitter. At the end when you switch off stove, it is right time to add lemon juice.
- When you are sick and down with fever, lemon rasam helps to awaken the taste buds.