Lemon rasam

Ingredients :
Toor dal - 1/4 cup
Ginger - 1/2 inch chopped finely
Pepper - 1.5 tsp
Cumin seeds  - 1 tsp
Lemon - 1
Curry leaves - few
Coriander leaves - few crushed
Green chili - 2 slit length wise
Mustard seeds - 1 tsp
Tomato - 1 medium size
Water 2 cup

Method :

1. Soak tomato in water . Cook toor dhal with turmeric and mash it.
2. Crush tomato with hand. Crush pepper and cumin seeds . Add this to the tomato water.
3. In a pan add oil and when it is hot, add mustard seeds, green chilli, crushed ginger and curry leaves.
4. Sauté it. Add tomato water and mashed toor dhal.
5. Add salt, coriander leaves.
6. When it starts boiling switch off.
7. Add lemon juice.

Enjoy the joy of cooking.

Note :
Instead of pepper and cumin, u can also add rasam powder, but the taste of freshly crushed spices is always great.