Dhal Rasam / South Indian Soup

Ingredients:
Toor dhal - 1/ 2 cup
Tamarind - 1/2 lemon size
Tomatoes - 2
Rasam powder - 1 1/2 tbsp
Mustard seeds - 1/2 tsp
Red chilli - 1
Curry leaves - few
Corriander leaves - few
Garlic - 2 pieces ( crushed )
Oil - 1 tsp
Salt to taste.
Method:

• pressure cook the dal in 2 cups of water and mash them when they are done.
• Put whole tomatoes in boiling water, simmer for 3 minutes, keep it aside to cool. Peel away the broken skin of boiled tomatoes and mash them into a pulp.
• Soak tamarind in warm water & rest it for 15 min & squeeze tamarind extract.
• Heat oil in a pan , temper with mustard seeds,red chilli and curryleaves.
• Add tamarind extract, tomato pulp,(with water ) crushed garlic,rasam powder and salt.
• Simmer for 5-6 minutes and add the cooked daal water and bring to boil.
• Garnish with corriander leaves.
• Serve hot with rice.