Orange Rasam

Ingredients:

Orange juice (fresh) - 1 cup
Green chilies - 2 (slit)
Garlic -2 big cloves (crushed)
Dal water - 2 ladles
Water - 3 cups
Rasam powder - 1 ½ tsp.
Turmeric powder - 2 pinches
Tomato - 1 (big)
Asafetida - 1 pinch
Curry leaves - 1 sprig
Coriander leaves - 2 tbsp.
Salt (to taste)
Oil
Mustard seeds - ½ tsp.
Cumin seeds - ¼ tsp.
Urad dal - ½ tsp.

Method:
Crush the tomatoes with clean hands in 1 cup of water.
Add turmeric powder, 2 cups of water, dal water, curry leaves ,salt & rasam powder and mix well.
Heat oil in a pan and add the mustard seeds, cumin seeds, asafetida and urad dal.
When mustard seeds splutter, add the green chilies and garlic. Sauté.
Add the rasam water.
When the bubbles appear on top of the rasam, remove from heat and add the orange juice.
Sprinkle with coriander leaves.
Serve immediately.

Note:
You can drink the rasam like soup.
It has a sweeter taste.
Instead of garlic, ginger can be used.


Sent off to Nithu's "Think Beyond the Usual-Fruits" event.

Posted in: Fruits, Orange, rasam, Veg