Pineapple Rasam

Ingredients

1 small can pineapple pieces in syrup or 4 circular slices of fresh pineapple.
1.5 or 2 tsp Rasam Powder
1/2 cup Thoor Dhal (pressure cooked)
2 Tomatoes (chopped)
1/4 tsp Turmeric Powder
1/4 tsp Hing (asafoetida)
Curry Leaves
Coriander Leaves (chopped)
1 tsp Mustard seeds
1 tbsp Ghee (preferred) or Oil
Juice of 1 big Lemon
Salt to taste

Method:

1. Take 2 cups of water in a vessel.
2. To this add turmeric powder, hing and rasam powder. Let it boil.
3. After about 5 mins, add the chopped tomato and let it boil till the raw smell of the rasam powder is gone.
4. Mash the thoor dhal well and dilute it with water (about 2 cups) and add it to the rasam.
5. Put the pineapple pieces in a blender and whip it up so that the pineapple is lumpy and not ground to a smooth paste.
6. Add this to the rasam when it is boiling and switch off the stove.
7. Add salt to taste and also the lemon juice. Adjust the quantity of lemon juice according to taste. To increase the flavour of pineapple, you can add some more mashed pineapple to the rasam.
8. Season mustard seeds and curry leaves separately in some oil or ghee and add to the rasam
9. Add chopped coriander leaves.

Serve with steaming Rice and any Vegetable of your choice.