Watch how to make 'Ginger And Lime Rasam', a delicious South Indian recipe by Anushruti.

Ginger has been used as a spice and medicine in many herbal traditions for thousands of years to cure a number of ailments. And the miraculous, healthful properties of lime are widely recognized too. So here's Anushruti who brings you a delicious mix of these two ingredients, that is,'Ginger And Lime Rasam.'

Ingredients: Serves 6 to 8

60 gm (1/3 cup) red gram dal (arhar dal)
2 tsp fresh ginger
1 tsp pepper
1 tsp cumin seeds
1 green chili
1/2 tsp turmeric powder

1/2 tsp asafetida powder

1 liter (4 cups) water
3 tsp salt
juice of 1 1/2 or 2 limes, depending on size and individual preference

Method:

- Wash the dal well and soak in water for 15 to 30 minutes.
- Assemble the ginger, pepper, cumin, chili, turmeric and asafetida and grind to a fine paste in a grinder or a mortar and pestle.
- Place the dal, the ground paste, water and salt and pressure cook for 3 to 4 whistles or until done. Alternatively cook in a saucepan until done, about 45 to 50 minutes.
- Turn off the heat, squeeze in the lime juice and serve hot.

Note:- Make sure you stir in the lime juice after you turn off the heat. Heating the soup with the lime in it will destroy most of the vitamin C.

Host:Anushruti RK ( http://www.divinetaste.com )
Director: Suchandra Basu
Camera: Kawaldeep Singh Jangwal, Manjeet Katariya, Akshay Durgule
Editing: Kishor Rai
Creative Head: Kavya Krishnaswamy
Producer: Rajjat A. Barjatya
Copyrights: Rajshri Entertainment Private Limited