Poricha Rasam / Moong dal Rasam

Dal is one of the most comforting food, When you want to cook something quickly, no veggies required just a simple seasoning and your food is ready in minutes.
This is one such Recipe I learnt from my mom, It is not only good for health but also very easy to make and tastes awesome.
Moong dal / Yellow gold split dal/ split green gram dal, which is used in this recipe is one such pulse which according to Ayurveda cools down body temperature, that is why it is used a lot during summer, In India people use it in different ways, Moong dal cooks quickly and is easy to digest.
This Rasam goes well with Ginger pachadi and Paruppu Thuvaiyal.
This dal can be had even with a just a drizzle of lime lemon juice or lovely nice spicy pickle goes well with it.
Here is the Recipe:

PORICHA RASAM/ MOONG DAL RASAM

PORICHA RASAM OR MOONG DAL RASAM :

Ingredients:

• 1/4 cup or fistful of Moong dal/Hesaru Bele/Paitham paruppu
• 1 sprig of curry leaves
• 2 to 3 sprig of coriander leaves
• salt to taste
• Tamarind Gooseberry size

To Grind:

• 1/2 tbsp of Black gram dal/Urad dal
• 1 tsp of pepper
• 1 or 2 Red chillies
• a pinch of asafoetida
• 1/2 tsp of cumin seeds
• 1 tbsp of grated fresh coconut or Dry Coconut (optional)

METHOD

1. Cook dal with enough water say around 2 glasses of water in a pressure cooker
2. Except for cumin and coconut, fry all the Ingredients in a tsp of ghee or oil until they change the colour
3. Grind all the ingredients to a fine powder
4. Take the cooked dal in a vessel, with enough water in it and squeeze the tamarind extract, add to it and boil for some time so that the raw smell seizes from it
5. Then add the ground masala powder and boil it while the rasam froths up, remove from fire, garnish with curry leaves and coriander leaves
6. Season it with a tsp of oil and mustard seeds.

NOTE: You can squeeze lime juice when you are eating this Rasam mixed with rice and it gives a great taste to the dish. You can decrease the quantity of pepper, chillies and tamarind according to your taste.