Hurulikalu Rasam

Ingredients:

Toordal/Togaribele-1/4cup

Water-1cup

Tamarind juice-1/4cup

Turmeric-pinch

Rasam powder-2tsp

Red chilli powder to taste

Hurulikaalu pudi/Horsegram powder-1tbsp

Jaggery to taste

Salt to taste

Fresh coriander

For tadka:

Oil/ghee-2tsp

Mustard-1/2tsp

Hing-pinch

Redchillies-2

Curryleaves-1sprig

Method:

Dry roast 1/2 cup of hurulikaalu /horsegram in a pan until brown,cool

and dry grind into fine powder.For this recipe i used only 1tbsp,store

rest for next use.

Cook the dal with 1cup of water and turmeric in a pressure cooker and keep it aside.

Heat a oil or ghee in a vessel, add mustard when they begin to pop up,add

red chillies, hing and curryleaves,saute for a minute and add tamarind juice and

cooked dal with 1 or 2cups of water cook until it begin to boil.

Now add salt,hurulikaalu pudi/horsegram powder,rasam powder,chillipowder

and jaggery cook for 2-3minutes,add coriander.

Serve hot with steaming rice and ghee.