Apple Rasam

 Every one will have their choice of comfort food. To me it is Rasam and steamed rice.

In South India, a meal is incomplete without a rasam. We have quite some varieties too. To name some of them,tomato rasam, garlic rasam, pepper rasam .

 Though the rasam looks simple, its little bit tricky to get the exact flavors.Once you get used to that you can't go wrong with it.

I have used a tart variety here to compliment with other spices .The mild sweet with sour element is the success of this recipe.

Now have a look at our lunch.Yes.. simple pleasures of life :)

Now coming back to the recipe,

Ingredients

Toor dal .............................   2 tbsp
Tomato............................... 2
Turmeric powder................. 1/2 tsp
Asafoetida........................... 1/4 tsp
Ghee .................................. 1 tsp
Mustard.............................. 1/2 tsp
Cumin..................................1 tsp (divided)
Curry leaves ...................... few
Coriander leaves .................. few
Salt .................................... to taste
Pepper............................... 1/2 tsp
Rasam Powder.................. 3/4 tsp
Grated apple..................... 1/4 cup(preferably sour variety)
Lemon ................................ 1 big

Method

1. Pressure cook dal with turmeric and 2 1/2 cups water.
2. Separate the cooked dal water alone.(use the cooked dal for some other purpose)
3. Puree the tomatoes.
4. Crush pepper and cumin coarsely and keep it aside.
5. Heat ghee in a pan.
6. Add mustard and allow it to crackle.
7. Add cumin and curry leaves.
8. When you get the aroma from cumin add grated apple and saute for a minute.
9. Now add dal water,tomato puree, turmeric,salt,asafoetida.
10. Allow it to boil for until you see bubbles starting to form.
11. Now add rasam powder and crushed pepper and cumin and allow it to boil.
12. Add curry leaves and coriander leaves.
13. Let it boil well and you will notice froth foamation on the top.
14. Turn off the heat and add lemon juice.
15. Garnish with some chopped apples on top.

Enjoy piping hot with steaming rice.