Ingredients

• 2 cup - tuvar dal water
• lemon size - tamarind
• 2 tsp - coriander seeds
• 2 to 3 - whole red chilly
• 1/4 tsp - turmeric powder
• 1/2 tsp - fenugreek seeds
• 1/2 tsp - asafoetida
• 1 tsp - mustard and udad dal
• 1 - tomato
• cilantro
• curry leaves

How to Make Udipi Rasam

• Heat a small skillet and dry roast red chilli, coriander seeds, fenugreek seeds, asafoetida in low flame, till you smell the aroma. Let it cool down and then grind it to a fine paste by adding water. Add tomato to it and grind it coarsely.
• Take the juice from the tamarind by adding water.
• Heat a vessel. Add mustard and urad dal. Allow mustard to splutter.
• Add curry leaves and the grind paste. Allow it to boil for few mins.
• Then add dal water, tamarind water and salt. Check its sourness. If its too sour you can add more water.
• Bring it to boil and finally add chopped cilantro.
• Your rasam is ready. Enjoy it with rice or just drink it as a soup.