Paruppu Rasam

Ingredients

Tamarind	Lemon size
Tomatoes	2
Rasam Powder	1tsp
Salt	11/2tsp
Tur dal	1/3cup
Curry Leaves	few
Coriander Leaves	2tbs
Asafoetida	A pinch

To Temper

Ghee	1tsp
Mustard seeds	1tsp
Cumin seeds	1/2tsp
Red chillies	2

Method
1.Pressure cool the dal with extra water.(boil the dal).Soak Tamarind in hot water.
2.Extract Tamarind juice three times from the soaked Tamarind.
3.Boil the tamarind water with salt,rasam powder,asafoetida and cut tomatoes.
4.Mash up the dal and add some water to it.
5.Add the dal water to the boiling tamarind water and temper it.
6.Garnish with curry leaves and coriander leaves.

Suggestions

• If you make it in the traditional vessel called the "eeiya chombu" it tastes great.
• Mash up some hot rice and pour in some rasam and ghee it taste heavenly.