Ingredients

• To boil: 2 tsp - tamarind juice
• Turmeric powder - 1 tsp
• 2 tsp - salt
• 3 cups - water
• 2 - tomatoes
• 1 tbsp - cooked toor dal
• Charu podi or rasam powder (to taste)
• To season:
• 1/2 tsp - ghee
• 1/2 tsp- fenugreek seeds
• 1/4 tsp - urad dal
• 1/4 tsp - mustard seeds
• 1/4 tsp - cumin seeds
• 1 - dry red chilli
• 1/2 tsp - asafoetida
• Coriander leaves - 1/2 bunch

How to Make Charu

• Bring all the ingredients listed in step 1 to a boil.
• Then add charu podi or rasam powder, and bring back to a boil.
• Meanwhile, in a vessel, add all the seasoning ingredients. Let them splutter.
• Then add them to the boiling charu.
• Garnish with coriander leaves and serve either as a soup or with rice.