Lemon Rasam

Lemon rasam is a soup made of lemon juice and lentil stock. It’s tangy, light, refreshing, and perfect for having with hot rice in summers and winters. If you are at a South Indian restaurant and you have not tasted lemon rasam, then you should reconsider your preferences. In this era of food geniuses, we are always trying to create a recipe that end us tasty and healthy. Our main goal is to provide a kind recipe that will nourish your body cells and put you in the best health. This recipe of lemon rasam is extremely simple. Down with the cold? Pack some healthy soup to have on the go and give your body much-needed nourishment.

Just follow this recipe and be prepared for an amazing broth at the end of 15 minutes.

Ingredients

tomato—chopped: 1

ginger--finely chopped: 1 inch

sprig curry leaves—destalked: 1

green chili: 1

sprigs coriander--finely chopped: 2

turmeric: 1/2 tsp

water: 4 cups

cooked pigeon peas: 1 cup

lemon—cut into halves: 1

cumin: ½ tsp

black mustard seeds: 1 tsp

coarsely ground pepper: ½ tsp

Ghee: 1 tsp

red chili: 1

salt to taste

How To Make Lemon Rasam

1. Mix cooked pigeon peas with a cup of water, strain in a colander, and collect clear pigeon peas stock.
2. In a vessel, boil 1 cup water.
3. Add pigeon peas stock, tomatoes, chili, turmeric, salt and ½ cup of mashed pigeon peas and bring to boil.
4. In a pan over medium heat, splutter seeds, curry leaves, red chili, pepper, and cumin.
5. Note: stick to the order in which ingredients are tempered.
6. Add the tempering into the prepared rasam, squeeze a lemon and garnish with chopped coriander.

You can mix steamed rice with the remaining cooked pigeon peas and have with lemon rasam!

I am so sure you are wondering as to why you should prefer this soup. First and foremost, the health benefits that come along with it are outstanding. Without the daily pressure of medication, turmeric serves it all in the soup. A research was carried out last year by the Indian Medical Research Institute on turmeric and its many health benefits, which include:

• Pain-relieving capabilities
• Anti-inflammatory capabilities
• Improvement immune system and keeping away diseases like Alzheimer’s.

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