Ingredients

• 1 cup - toor dal
• 3 - tomatoes
• 1 tsp - sugar
• Little - coriander leaves
• 1/2 tsp - turmeric powder
• 5 flakes - garlic
• 2 tsp - jeera
• 1 tsp - black whole pepper
• 2 tsp - oil
• 1 tsp - mustard
• 1/2 tsp - jeera
• A pinch - hing ( asafoetida)
• A pinch - curry leaves ( kadi patta )
• 2 or 3 - red whole chillies

How to Make Quick Rasam

• Boil toor dal and 2 tomatoes with enough water in a pressure cooker.
• Let it cool. Then churn it.
• Add 1 tomato, cut into small pieces, haldi (turmeric), salt, sugar, cilantro and bring it to a boil.
• Mash garlic, jeera and pepper coarsely without adding any water.
• Heat oil, add mustard, jeera, hing, mashed spices, curry leaves and red chillies.
• Fry till it turns brown and add it to the boiling rasam.
• Serve with white rice and ghee.