Poondu Rasam

Ingredients needed :

• Garlic pods : 15 to 20 nos.
• Tomato - 1 medium size
• Tamarind juice - 2 cup
• Toor dhall - 1/4 cup.
• Pepper powder - 1/4 tsp.
• Sambhar or rasam powder - 1/4 tsp.
• Mustard seeds - 1/4 tsp.
• Jeera - 1/4 tsp.
• Salt - as reqd.
• Curry leaves - one string
• Coriander leaves - for garnishing
• oil / ghee for seasoning - 1 tsp.

Method : 

Cook toor dhall and keep it ready. Peel the skin of garlic , chop tomato finely. In a vessel add garlic pods and add enough water + salt and boil well once it is 90% done , add tamarind juice + pepper powder + sambhar or rasam powder + tomato and let it boil well finally add the cooked toor dhall and will raise above in thick foamy form , at this stage switch off the gas and in a kadai add 1 tsp. oil or ghee and temper it with mustard seeds +jeera+curry leaves and add it to rasam
and garnish with coriander leaves.