Lemon Ginger Rasam, a soothing and scrumptious Rasam. It has the heavenly flavor of fresh ginger, green chilis, fresh coriander with the good splash of lemon juice. We don’t add tamarind for making this Rasam, instead Tomato and Lemon are being used. It’s very good during monsoon/ winter as ginger and lemon contain nutritional benefits which could help maintain the immune system. It can be served with rice and papad or any stir-fry vegetables
Variations in making Lemon Ginger Rasam
- We generally use Toor dal for making Lemon Rasam. But we can very much use moong dal instead.
- Rasam Powder can also be added if required to spice it up. But I recommend to enjoy this rasam just with the fresh flavor of lemon, ginger and green chili.
- You can skip the Tomato if you don’t like.
Tips to make Lemon Ginger Rasam
- Add the lemon only after we remove the rasam from the heat. We shouldn’t cook the rasam with the lemon juice as it tuns bitter.
- We can add fresh ginger pieces (cutting ginger into thin strips) after removing the rasam from the stove. This adds very good flavor.
- Cook and mash the dal nicely before adding to the Rasasm. This way the dal incorporates well with Rasam
You may also want to try other Rasam Varieties:
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Lemon Ginger Rasam | Inji Lemon Rasam
Equipment
- Pressure Cooker
- Heavy Bottomed Pan
Ingredients
- ¼ cup Toor Dal (Pigeon pea)
- 1 nos Tomato big
- 5 nos Green Chili adjust to your spice level
- 1 inch Ginger
- 1 nos Lemon big
- ¼ tsp Turmeric Powder
- 3 cups Water
- 1½ tsp Salt adjust to your taste
- 2 tbsp Coriander Leaves finelly chopped
Tempering
- 1 tbsp Ghee (Clarified butter)
- 1 tsp Mustard seeds
- 1 sprig Curry leaves
Instructions
Preparation
- Wash the Toor Dal in a vessal.
- Wash and chop the tomatoes into medium size pieces
- Slit the green chilies. Roughly crush the Ginger and keep it aside.
Cooking Dal
- Take the dal. Add a pinch of turmeric and 1 cup of water.
- Pressure cook the dal for 4-5 whistles or till it gets mushy.
- Once the dal is cooked, take out the dal, strain the excess water and we will use the paruppu water later.
- Mash the cooked dal with back of a ladle. Set this dal aside.
Tempering
- Heat ghee in a pan. Add mustard seeds and allow it to sputter. Then, add curry leaves and give a mix.
- Add slit green chili, crushed ginger and roughly chopped tomatoes. Sauté for a min.
Making Rasam
- Then add 1 cup of water along with pinch of turmeric powder. Allow the tomatoes to cook till its soft.
- Now add the reserved dal water along with mashed dal. Add 2 cups of water along with salt. Stir well.
- Keep the flame medium and wait for a frothy layer to form on the top. Switch off the flame
Garnishing
- Garnish with curry leaves, julienned ginger and freshly chopped coriander leaves.
Finishing Lemon Ginger Rasam
- Allowt he rasam to cool off for 5 mins. Then squeeze lemon and add the juice to the rasam. Taste the rasam and adjust the quantity of lemon juice.
Serving
- Relish the delicious Lemon Ginger Rasam with hot steaming rice along with a teaspoon of ghee. Serve with Potato Fry or any stir-fry vegetables.
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PREPARATION
- Wash the Toor Dal in a vessal.
- Wash and chop the tomatoes into medium size pieces
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- Slit the green chilies.
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- Roughly crush the Ginger and keep it aside.
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COOKING DAL
- Take the dal. Add a pinch of turmeric and 1 cup of water. Pressure cook the dal for 4-5 whistles or till it gets mushy.
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- Once the dal is cooked, take out the dal, strain the excess water and we will use the paruppu water later.
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- Mash the cooked dal with back of a ladle. Set this dal aside.
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TEMPERING
- Heat ghee in a pan. Add mustard seeds and allow it to sputter. Then, add curry leaves and give a mix.
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- Add slit green chili, crushed ginger and give a mix.
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- Now, add roughly chopped tomatoes. Sauté for a min.
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MAKING RASAM
- Then add 1 cup of water along with pinch of turmeric powder. Allow the tomatoes to cook till its soft.
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- Now add the reserved dal water along with mashed dal.
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- Add 2 cups of water along with salt. Stir well.
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- Keep the flame medium and wait for a frothy layer to form on the top. Switch off the flame.
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GARNISHING
- Garnish with curry leaves, julienned ginger and freshly chopped coriander leaves.
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FINISHING LEMON GINGER RASAM
- Allowt he rasam to cool off for 5 mins. Then squeeze lemon and add the juice to the rasam. Taste the rasam and adjust the quantity of lemon juice.
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SERVING
- Relish the delicious Lemon Ginger Rasam with hot steaming rice along with a teaspoon of ghee. Serve with Potato Fry or any stir-fry vegetables.
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