Ingredients – Karthika Rasam Powder
•    Tur dal -1 cup
•    Tomatoes – 3 Nos
•    Sugar – 1 T.S
•    Coriander leaves
•    Haldi- ½ T.S 
•    Garlic – 5 flakes
•    Jeera – 2 T.S
•    Black whole pepper – 1 T.S  (Karthika Rasam Powder)
•    Oil  - 2 T.S
•    Mustard - 1 tsp (Preferred Karthika Brand)
•    Jeera – ½ T.S  (Preferred Karthika Brand)
•    A pinch Hing 
•    Curry leaves
•    Red whole chillies – 2 or 3 Nos.

Method  of Preparation
Boil tur dal and 2 tomatoes with enough water in pressure cooker .Let it cool.  Churn it and add 1 cut tomato cut into small pieces, haldi half tsp, salt 11/2 tsp, sugar, cilantro and keep it boil. Mash garlic, jeera and pepper coarsely without adding any water.  Heat oil, add mustard, jeera, hing, mashed (garlic, jeera, pepper – Karthika Rasam Powder ), curry leaves and red whole chillies ans just fry till it turns brown and to the boiling rasam.