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      Title: Tomato Lemon Rasam
 Categories: Indian, Soups
      Yield: 3 Servings
 
    1/4 c  Toor dal
    3/4 ts Salt
    1/2 ts Rasam powder (optional)
      1 pn Asafoetida
      1 ts Ghee
      1 tb Lime or lemon juice;
           - up to 2 tb
      1 pn Turmeric
      1 md Tomato
      1    Fresh ginger piece (1")
    1/4 ts Mustard seeds
      1    Handful cilantro leaves
      6 c  Water
 
  Cook toor dal with turmeric in about 1 cup of water. When this is
  cooked, add chopped tomato, salt, rasam powder, crushed ginger,
  asafoetida, and 1 cup water. Cook on medium heat until the spices
  become fragrant. Add 1 more cup water and chopped coriander leaves
  bring to boil and turn flame off. Season with popped mustard seeds.
  
  To pop mustard seeds, in a separate pan, add ghee and mustard seeds
  and fry until the seed stop popping.
  
  Recipe FROM: <https://dev.himalayanacademy.com/media/books/
  monks-cookbook/web/toc.html>
 
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