Soak Kollu in hot water for 30 minutes and add around 1 + 1/4 cup water and cook for 5 whistles. Simmer the cooker and keep it for 10 minutes. Switch off
Pressure cooker 2 tablespoon toor dal and keep it aside
In a pan add oil, pepper, red chili, and coriander seed; sauté for 30 seconds
Add garlic and cook for a minute
Add toor dal and cook till dal turns golden brown
Add cumin seeds and give a quick sauté
Add tomatoes, and a little salt, and cook till tomato turns mushy
Add turmeric powder and cook for 30 seconds. Switch off
Add 1 tablespoon of cooked horse gram and ginger; let the mixture cool down
Ground into a paste without water
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In a pan add the ground paste, 1/3 cup of mixie water, and 1 cup of horse gram cooker water; mix well
Add turmeric powder, 1 tablespoon of thin tamarind water, salt, and cook for 10 minutes or till the raw smell goes off and the mixture is frothy
Add the cooked dal and jaggery; cook for 5 minute
In a separate pan add ghee and when its hot add the ingredients under “to temper” and let it splutter
Add the tempering to the rasam, coriander leaves, and generous pinch of hing; switch off