LUNCH BOX MENU 6

Todays lunch box menu consists of: Tomato rasam

                                                      Lady's finger  with tamarind

                                                    

                                                                        TOMATO RASAM

INGREDIENTS:

Tur dal -  1/4cup

Tomato - 1 big size chop into small pieces

Haldi - pinch

Rasam pwd - 1tbsp

Tamarind paste - 1tsp

Jaggery (optional) - little

Few fresh curry leaves

Salt to taste

Water

For seasoning:

Mustard seeds - 1/4tsp

Hing - pinch

Dry red chilli - 1

Few fresh curry leaves

Ghee - 1tsp

METHOD:

1. In a pressure cooker, place a cup of tur dal, turmeric pwd, pinch of hing and 1 cup of water and pressure cook upto 3 whistles.
2 Heat a deep vessel.
3. Add 3 cups of water, mashed dal, chopped tomatoes, tamarind extract, salt, turmeric pwd, few fresh curry leaves, pinch of jaggery and rasam pwd and bring to a boil.
4.  Continue to boil for 2-3 mts.
5. Heat oil in a pan.
6. Add mustards seeds and as they splutter.
7. Add red chillis and curry leaves and stir fry for a few seconds. Add asafoetida and turn off heat.
8. Add this to the rasam and combine.
9. Turn off heat and place lid.
10. Garnish with coriander leaves and serve with plain rice..............................

MOONG DHAL RASAM(PESARA PAPPU)

INGREDIENTS:
Moong dhal(pesara pappu)- 1cup
Green chillies - 3
Tomatoes - finely chopped
Onion - 1small finely chopped
Ginger - 1/2 inch chopped(optional)
Turmeric - pinch

FOR TEMPERING/TADKA:
Mustard seeds- 1/4tsp
Jeera seeds - 1/4tsp
Curry leaves
Dry red chillies - 2
Hing(inguva) - a pinch

METHOD:
1. Take 1 cup dhal and wash it well.
2. Chop onion,tomatoes,ginger finely
3. Slit green chillies into half.
4. Keep all these in cooker.

5. Add water 1:3 (1cup dhal 3cups water) and pressure cook for 3 whistles.

6. Mash the cooked dhal.
7. Add salt.

8. Add some water to make it little liquid consistency.
9. Keep kadai add 2tso oil fry mustard,jeera,curryleaves,dry red chillies,and hing.

10. Pour this tadka on the boiled dhal.
11. Allow it to boil for 5mins.
And serve goes reallly good with hot rice...............................................

Note: Y ou can even squeeze lemon at the time of serving....................