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Whether consuming it as hot soup or mixing it with rice, the watery south Indian recipe prepared quickly is always best. In our home rasam, we cook rasam at least twice a week and whenever I feel like having something light, Rasam is my first choice.

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Be it a festive spread/wedding/special occasions/religious auspicious event - rasam is one default item on the menu.

Rasam is one South Indian rice accompaniment that has many variations. I love rasam and have posted a few rasam varieties in TMF,

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During my childhood days, I was not a big fan of lemon flavor in fact I hardly took lemon rice for lunch. My son loves the lemon flavor and I started cooking lemon in recent time.

In many South Indian state’s Lemon rasam is a popular recipe and It is widely popular as Elumichai rasam in Tamil, Nimmakaya Pappu rasam in Telugu, and kat Saru or nimbu saaru or nimbu chart in Kannada. Also, check lemon quinoa

Lemon Rasam

Home remedy for the common cold 20 mins good for digestion South Indian soup make-ahead food for getting together Without tamarind No rasam powder

Before getting into the recipe few things go keep in mind while making lemon rasam,

Add lemon juice after the stove is turned off and rasam is cold
Avoid reheating the lemon rasam after adding the lemon juice
Reheated lemon rasam will turn bitter
Make rasam watery

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Lemon rasam

Lemon rasam is a quick traditional healthy and tasty rasam variety that can be prepared within 20 minutes and it is also a great home remedy for the common cold.

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Author: Vidya Srinivasan

Ingredients

Toor Dal - 25 grams
Water - 1 cup + 3/4 cup
Tomatoes - 1/2 vine tomato around 40grams
Green Chilli - 2
Turmeric powder - 1/8 tsp
1/8 teaspoon ginger powder
Salt - as needed
Hing - generous pinch
Ghee - 1 tsp
Mustard seeds - 1/4 tsp
Lemon juice - 1 tbsp
Lemon slice - 1

Instructions

Soak Toor Dal in warm water for 30 minutes. Add a pinch of turmeric powder and pressure cook for 3 whistles
In a heavy-bottomed pan add tomatoes, green Chilli, turmeric powder, ginger powder, salt and 1 cup of water
Boil for 10-12 minutes till raw smell goes off
Add cooked dal and 1/2 cup of water, mix well
Sprinkle chopped coriander leaves and pinch of sugar; mix well
Cook till the rasam becomes frothy
Finally add generous hing and switch off
In a small pan add ghee when the ghee is hot add mustard seeds and let it splutter
Add it to the rasam
Add a pinch of salt and squeeze a lemon; mix well
Add the lemon juice when the rasam is cool

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Notes

Avoid boiling the rasam after adding lemon juice
If lemon juice is added to hot rasam it will turn rasam bitter. You can add lemon when is warm
Adjust the lemon quantity according to your taste. Also, lemon sourness differs
If you are squeezing lemon juice prior add a little salt
Ginger can be added for flavor
Instead of 3/4 cup used 1/2 cup if you think rasam is so watery
Ginger gives amazing flavor to lemon rasam, you can use grated ginger or ginger powder. I was out of ginger stock when I took lemon rasam video hence I didn't use ginger for lemon rasam