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Lemon Rasam | Nimbu Rasam

Tasty lemon rasam recipe with video instructions and step by step pictures.
Prep Time 1 minute
Cook Time 6 minutes
Total Time 7 minutes
Cuisine South Indian Cuisine
Servings 2 people

Ingredients
  

  • Juice of 1 to 2 lemons or
  • 1.5 to 2 tbsp lemon / lime juice
  • 1 tsp salt or salt to taste
  • jaggery to taste I have used around 4 tsp
  • 1 tsp rasam powder / saarina pudi
  • 1/8 tsp turmeric powder
  • finely chopped coriander leaves
  • 2 cups of water

For seasoning:

  • 1 tsp ghee
  • pinch of hing
  • 1/2 ts mustard seeds
  • 1/2 tsp jeera/cumin seeds
  • Few curry leaves
  • 1 green chillies slit or chopped

Instructions
 

  • keep the water to boil in a pan on medium heat
  • Heat the ghee in a ladle on medium heat, once hot add hing, mustard seeds
  • After it sputters add jeera, once the jeera changes its color add green chillies and fry it for few seconds then add curry leaves, and turn off the heat.
  • add the seasoning to the boiling water along with rasam powder, turmeric powder, jaggery, and salt, and let it boil on medium heat for 6 to 8 minutes
  • add rasam powder, turmeric powder, jaggery, and salt, and let it boil on medium heat for 6 to 8 minutes
  • After 6 to 8 minute ... add coriander leaves, mix it and turn off the heat
  • now squeeze the lemon juice and add it to the rasam. Mix it well.
  • Drink hot or eat with hot rice.

Notes

This is lemon rasam,you may feel it is sour, if so reduce the lemon juice or add little more jaggery to your taste.