Rasam (B)

Ingredients	For 4	For 100
Split red gram	30gms	680gms
Tomatoes	115gms	2.8kg
Lime	1	6
Curry leaves	A few	1 bunch
Coriander leaves	½ bunch	2 bunches
For tempering
Mustard seeds	1 tsp	10gms
Black gram	2gms	30gms
Cumin	a pinch	5gms
Red chillies	2	5gms
Asafoetida	a pinch	5gms
Oil	10ml	200ml
Salt	to taste	100gms
Green chillies	5gms	115gms

Boil the gram till tender; remove the water. Cut tomatoes, slit green chillies and chop coriander leaves. Add tomatoes, green chillies, coriander leaves and curry leaves to gram water. Boil. Heat oil; add all the ingredients for tempering. When spices crackle add to boiling rasam. Add salt and boil for 5 – 10 minutes. Remove from heat and add lime juice.