Ingredients

• Toor dal (boiled with 1 cup of water) - 1/2 cup
• Fresh lime - 1 (medium size)
• Water - 1 cup
• Turmeric - 1/2 tsp
• Coriander seeds - 1 tsp (lightly toasted)
• Jeera seeds - 1 tsp (lightly toasted)
• Black pepper - 1/2 tsp (lightly toasted)
• Garlic cloves - 2-3 (slightly mashed)
• Green chillies - 2-3 (slit)
• Curry leaves - 8-9 (with stem)
• Coriander stems - 3-4
• Oil - 2 tsp
• Mustard seeds - 1 tsp
• Asafoetida - a pinch
• Salt as per taste

How to Make Plain Lime Rasam

• Take a saucepan and add boiled toor dal with water, 1 cup water and turmeric powder.
• Make a powder of all toasted seeds (jeera, coriander, pepper) and add half of the powder to the toor dal mixture.
• Add garlic, coriander stems and curry leaves.
• Let this mixture boil on medium flame.
• It should not be overboiled.
• Once it boils, remove it, add the remaining powder, juice of lime and salt and stir well.
• Heat oil in a pan and add mustard seeds, green chillies and asafetida.
• Add this tadka or tempering to the lime rasam.
• Check the salt.
• Serve this lime rasam hot with steaming rice.