Orange Rasam

I caught hold of this rasam in Vardhini's blog and rightaway thought i had to prepare this delicious rasam, trust me this is the best rasam i have ever come across. Thank you Vardhini for this rasam.

Ingredients

Tomato 2( chopped into 4 pieces)

Turmeric 1/2 tsp

Orange Zest 3 tsp

 Fresh Orange juice 1/2 cup

Lime juice 1 tsp

Salt as required

Coriander leaves few

Grind to fine powder

Toor dhal 2 tsp

Cumin seeds 1/2 tsp

Black peppercorn 4

Dry red chillies 4-5

For Seasoning

Ghee 2 tsp

Mustard 1/2 tsp

Methi seeds 1 tsp

Curry leaves few

Hing 1/2 tsp

Method

Dry roast the items mentioned under grinding,cool and grind to fine powder.

Heat ghee in add all the items mentioned under seasoning in the order given above.

Add 2 glasses of water, tomato, turmeric, salt, orange zest, boil this for 10-12mins.

Add the prepared ground masala powder and mix .

Now its time to add our show stealer, Mr orange juice, mix well and bring to boil for 5-6 mins.

Take off from flame add lime juice and coriander leaves.

Serve hot your yummy orange rasam with a dollop of ghee.

Suggestions

Orange zest is the outer skin of the orange, you can avoid this and add 1 cup orange juice.

Select sour orange as they give more taste.