Orange Rasam
South India
Meals
Winter recipes, and perfect for this weather. This is the season of delicious Kamala oranges and when you buy some, set aside 1-2 to try this recipe !

Ingredients
Tomato - 1 - chopped as you like
Oranges - 2 - extract juice
Green chillies - slit - 2
Ginger - grated -1 tbsp
Lemon - 1 - extract juice
Salt to taste
Jaggery -1 pinch
Ghee or coconut oil for tempering - Use coconut oil for vegan version
MK Turmeric powder
MK Red chilli powder
MK Rasam powder
Diluted tuvar dal water - take a ladle of cooked toor dal, mash well, add half water and mix well to dilute. adjust water as needed
Chopped coriander for garnishing
Mustard seeds
Jeera
Red chillies
Curry leaves
Asafoetida
Directions
To a kal chatti (or any utensil, add water, rasam podi, red chilli podi, turmeric powder, salt, jaggery, green chillies, ginger and tomatoes.
Gently boil for about 10 minutes. Add the diluted dal water. Do the tadka. Switch off.
Add the orange and lemon juices. Garnish with coriander. Serve hot with ghee and rice ! Enjoy.