Star Fruit Rasam

Star fruit is native to Indonesia, India and Sri Lanka. When the fruit is cut horizontally, we'l get a star shape and hence it got the name. The fruit is best consumed when fully ripe. The fully ripe fruit is yellow in colour with greenish tinge. The ridges will be brown. The Star fruit tastes sweet.

This rasam tasted bit sweet because of the addition of star fruit but it is well balanced by the taste of tomato and lemon juice. Just try out and I know, you'l love it...

Ingredients:

1. Star Fruit - 1/2 Cup (Chopped)

2. Thoor Dhal - 1/4 Cup

3. Tomato - 2 (Medium sized)

4. Rasam Powder - 2 tsp

5. Turmeric Powder - 1/2 tsp

6. Asafoetida - 1/2 tsp

7. Mustard - 1 tsp

8. Jeera - 1 tsp

9. Red Chilly - 3 or adjust to your taste

10. Lemon Juice - 2 tsp

11. Coriander - Small qty

12. Salt - Needed qty

13. Ghee - 1/2 tsp

14. Oil - 2 tsp

Procedure :

1. Cook thoor dhal with 1/2 cup of water till soft.

2. Now, cut tomatoes to pieces.

3. In a mixie container, add tomatoes, turmeric powder, rasam powder, asafoetida, salt and lemon juice.

4. Make it to a juice.

5. Add the above contents to the cooked thoor dhal. Mix well. Keep aside this Rasam Mixture.

6. Now, add the cut star fruits.

7. In a pan, heat 2 tsp of oil. Pop mustard. Then add cumin and red chillies.

8. Fry well. Then, add the rasam mixture.

9. Allow the contents to boil well.

10. Switch off the stove. Add 1/2 tsp ghee and coriander.

11. Serve hot with rice.

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This participates in my "Think Beyond the Usual - Soup, Curry and Chutney with Fruits" event.