Indian Cooking Recipe : Mysore Rasam Ingredients : ½ cup toovar dal 3 tsp corriander seeds ½ tsp pepper ½ tsp cumin seeds 2 red chillies 2 clove a small piece cinnamon stick 1 tsp imli 2 tsp cooking oil small piece of dried coconut ¼ tsp mustard a pinch hing a few curry leaves ½ tsp ghee 1 tsp salt to taste Method : Cook toovar dal with 3 cups of water and keep it aside. Fry 2 tsp of toovar dal, coriander seeds, pepper, cumin seeds, red chilli, cloves, cinnamon stick and dried coconut in oil. Wet grind the above mixture. Keep 2 cups of water to boil, and add imli paste, haldi and salt to this. Allow it to boil for a few minutes. Now add the ground mixture, and cooked toovar dal and let it cook for 5 to10 minutes. Heat some ghee and put the mustard in it. When they crackle put hing, curry leaves and add this to the rasam.