Veppam Poo Rasam

2 tbsp cooked toor dal and toor dal cooked water (I cooked 1 cup toor dal with 3 cups water and took all the water for rasam)

1 roma tomato, chopped
1 small gooseberry size tamarind
1 cup water

Boil  tomato, tamarind and water, allow to cool and take squeeze and just take tomato-tamarind water.

Mix this water with toor dal & its water.

Measure these water (toor dal + water + tomato + tamarind water) and add more water to make these to 3 cups.

1/4 tsp turmeric powder
asafoetida
1 serrano / jalapeno chopped into 2 lengthwise pieces
1 tsp salt

Allow to boil and switch off the stove.

1 tbsp coconut oil
1/4 tsp mustard seeds
2 dry red chilies, broken
1 tbsp veppam poo

Heat oil, all the mustard seeds to splutter, sautee veppam poo for 2 minutes in low flame.

Add to the boiling rasam.

1/2 tsp vellum (optional - I did not use vellum)

Add vellum and keep aside.

cilantro chopped to garnish

Garnish with cilantro.

Taste Note: Tastes AWESOME (We both loved it so very much. Even the great Simba Loved it. It had light bitter taste. Pam said she liked the base, but due to the bitter taste from veppam poo, she didn't like the rasam)