Chandramma's Paruppu Dal and Rasam

Ingredients:

Toor Dal - 1cup
Tamarind - a lemon size ball - extract the juice
Garlic pds with skin - 4
Pepper - 1 tsp
Jeera - 1 tsp
Onion - 1 medium
Red chillies - 8
Curry leaves
Cilantro


Boil the dal in a vessel till it gets to a breaking consistency.
Towards the end of dal's cooking, add salt. Turn off the stove and let it stand so dal absorbs some salt.

Strain the dal and reserve the water.

For Rasam:
Grind Garlic, pepper and Jeera
Season in oil - mustard, curry leaves, 4 red chilies, turmeric.
Add the above paste and fry for few seconds.
Add dal water and tamarind extract. Check the salt and adjust.
Add Cilantro.

For Dal:
Chop the onions fine.
Season in oil: Onion, 4 red chillies, mustard and curry leaves,
Add the reserved dal and adjust salt.

Serve with hot rice.