Pineapple rasam

Ingredients:

• Pineapple - 1 large slice(finely diced)
• Tomato - 1 large finely diced
• Tamarind - half size of a lemon(make tamarind juice out of it)
• Rasam powder -2 tsp
• Pepper powder - 1/2 tsp
• Toor dal - 3 tbsp
• Asafoetida - 2 pinches
• Cilantro - few sprigs
• Salt to taste
• Oil
• Mustard- 1 tsp
• Cumin - 1 tsp
• Curry leaves - 3-4
• Urad dal - 1 tsp

Preparation:

• Pressure cook toor dal and mash it .
• In a deep pan,add tamarind juice,salt,asafoetida, rasam powder,a cup of water and allow it start boiling .
• Add diced tomato ,pepper powder and pineapple to it and allow it to cook.
• Add toor dal and cilantro to it and wait until it starts foaming.
• Turn of the heat and remove .
• In a kadai,heat oil and add mustard,urad dal,curry leaves,cumin seeds and season it.
• Add it to the rasam.
• Add few cilantro leaves to it to garish and keep it covered until serving to maintain the aroma.
• Serve hot with rice and potato roast.