(B) Rasam (dal type thing)

Stolen from : The Beginner's Cook Book : Cereals and Pulses p. 132


30g split red gram
115g (1) tomato
1 lime
few curry leaves
1/2 bunch coriander leaves
5 g (3) green chillies

Temper
1 tsp mustard seeds
2g black gram
1 pinch cumin
2 red chillies
pinch hing

1. Boil the gram till tender; remove the water
2. Cut tomatoes, slit green chillies & chop coriander
3. Add above to gram water. Boil
4. Heat oil & add tempering ingredients
5. When spices crackle add to boiling rasam, add salt & boil for 5 mins.
6. Remove from heat & add lime juice

This one's a bit confusing, it tells you to remove the water then boil in it. I softened the red gram in a bit of water and just left it in. I didn't even bother with the tempering and also forgot about the lime juice. Nevertheless it was really nice.