Thengaipaal Rasam - Appetizers, Snacks & Sides, Salads, Soups & Stews Recipe

Ingredients

• 1 cup coconut milk
• a lemon-sized ball of tamarind
• 2 tomatoes, crushed
• 1/4 cup toor dal
• 1 tsp (heaped) rasam powder
• 2 cloves of garlic
• fistful of fresh coriander leaves
• salt, to taste
• 2 tsp oil
• 1/2 tsp cumin seeds
• 1/2 tsp mustard seeds
• 2 red chilies, broken into two
• 1/4 tsp hing
• 1/4 tsp crushed pepper
• 1/4 tsp turmeric
• a sprig of curry leaf