APPLE RASAM (Kugan )

APPLE RASAM

Ingredients:

1 tsp of oil
½ tsp asafoetida powder
½ tsp mustard seeds
½ tsp urad dal
1 sprig curry leaves
3 pips garlic smashed
1 green chillie sliced

1 tsp cumin powder
½ tsp black pepper powder
¼ tsp tumeric powder
1 tsp coriander powder

1 cup of tamarind juice from 1 marble sized tamarind
1 cup of apple puree
1 ½ cup of water
Salt to taste
1 cup of toor dal water, boiled with 1 tbs of toor dal, nicely smashed.
Little coriander leaves to garnish
1 tbs apple pieces.

Method:
Heat oil in a pot, add in the asafoetida powder.
Add in the mustard seeds, urad dal, let it splutter.
Add in the curry leaves, smashed garlic and green chillies.

Saute well, add in the cumin powder, black pepper powder, 
tumeric powder and the coriander powder.
Give a good stir, add in the apple puree, 1 cup of tamarind juice ,
1 ½ cups of water and salt.

Let it come to a nice boil, lastly add in the toor dal water.
Do not let it to boil, remove as soon as you see that it foams up.
Garnish with the cut coriander leaves, cut apples and serve.