Lemon Rasam – Best Recipe For Pregnant Women

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oi-Anjana NS

By Anjana Ns

Monday, September 12, 2011, 14:38

There is nothing like the tasty rasams when you are pregnant. The hot rasam rice is very energizing, healthy, non spicy and very yummy to eat. Generally, pregnant women are advised to eat nutritious food so making rasam with vegetable stock and adding fresh spices will help women relax before and after the delivery phase. Take a look to know how to go about with the lemon rasam.

Lemon Rasam – Best Recipe For Pregnant Women

Ingredients:

1. 1 cup Toor dal (pressure cooked with turmeric and a teaspoon of oil)
2. 1 tsp Cumin seeds and black pepper (powdered together)
3. 4-5 Curry leaves
4. 1 slit Green chili
5. Chopped Coriander
6. 1 Lemon (' cup lemon juice)
7. 1/4 tsp Turmeric
8. 2 1/2 cups Water (or vegetable stock)
9. Pinch of asafoetida
10. Mustard seeds- 1/4 tsp
11. 1 tsp any refined oil
12. Salt as per requirement
13. ' tsp Sugar

Lemon Rasam Preparation:

1. Mash the cooked toor dal well and leave it aside.
2. In a vessel, add a teaspoon of oil, mustard seeds, asafoetida, cumin pepper powder, curry leaves, green chilies, turmeric and fry well.
3. Add 2 cups of water to the fried mixture and wait for it to boil.
4. Then add the mashed toor dal, sugar, salt and stir well.
5. After a few minutes turn off the stove and add ' cup lemon juice. Garnish with chopped coriander . Tasty lemon rasam is ready to serve.

Enjoy the lemon rasam recipe hot with ghee and plain rice. The rasam can also be savored as soup.