Pineapple Rasam

Ingredients

Pine apple pieces.   -  1/4 cup
Tur dal.                     -  2 tbsp
Tomato.                     -  1
Green chilli.             -  1
Cumin seeds.           -  3/4 tsp
Lemon juice.            -  2 - 3 tsp
Rasam powder.       -  1 1/2 tsp
Asafoetida powder -  1/4 tsp
Mustard seeds.        -  1/4 tsp
Ghee.                         -  1 tsp
Curry leaves.           -  6 to 8
Coriander leaves.   -  2 tsp chopped
Turmeric. Powder. -  1/8 tsp
Salt to taste

1.  Grind the tomato and 1/8 cup of pineapples and keep it aside.

2.  Cook the tur dal in pressure cooker for 5 whistles.

3.  In a pan add ghee and when the ghee is hot add mustard seeds and Asafoetida powder.  When the mustard seeds crackle, add cumin seeds and Asafoetida powder. Remove the tempering and keep it separately

4.  In the same pan add ground tomato pineapple paste, water, chopped pine apples, turmeric powder, rasam powder and salt and let it boil till the raw smell of the rasam powder goes.    Now add the cooked tur dal and water as required.  Let one boil comes switch off the flame