Quick Parippu Rasam (Quick Toor Dal Rasam)

Rasam is the quick to make. It just takes around 10 minutes if you want a fast rasam with all the ingredients around. But the demand for parippu rasam has made me think of a quick and easy method, since it takes a long procedure with the cooking of parippu or toor dal in a cooker and then making the rasam later on. 

Here I have tried a simple method to make toor dal rasam the fast way round.

Ingredients

• Toor dal - 2- 3 tbs
• Tamarind paste- 5 tbsp
• Garlic -  10 large cloves
• Shallots - 10 
• Pepper powder - 1 tbs
• Chilly powder - 1 tbsp
• Turmeric powder - 1/4 tsp
• Fenugreek powder - 1/4 tsp
• Asafoetida - 1/4 tsp
• Curry leaves- 
• Corriander leaves- finely chopped
• Mustard seeds- 1/2 tsp
• Coconut oil or Vegetable oil- 2 tbsp + 2 tbsp

Method

Step 1

• Place a pan or a kadai on a heated stove top
• In the pan, add a bit of oil and  add dry toor dal to it and saute till golden brown.
• When it has turned golden brown, switch off flame and remove the roasted toor dal to a mixer jar. Grind it to a powder or add some water and make a paste out of it.

Step 2

• In the same kadai or pan, add some more oil
• Add oil to it 
• Add the mustard seeds and pop them
• Add curry leaves
• Now Add the ground shallots and ginger paste to it. Saute well. Simmer
• Now add the ground toor dal paste
• Add a cup of water to it and let it boil. Make sure that the paste turns into a sticky paste. This is the sign that the toor dal paste is not raw.
• Add Tamarind paste mixed with 3-4 glasses  of water to it. Make it a point not to boil after tamarind mix is being added to the kadai. Just simmer the flame
• Add sufficient salt
• Now add pepper powder, Chilly powder, asafoetida, fenugreek powder and coriander leaves. Make sure you add them in a simmered flame.
• Check salt. Add if you need.
• Switch off flame and serve with rice or serve in a cup as an appetizer.