Watch how to make 'Ginger And Lime Rasam', a delicious South Indian recipe by Anushruti. br br 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.' br br Ingredients: Serves 6 to 8 br br 60 gm (13 cup) red gram dal (arhar dal) br 2 tsp fresh ginger br 1 tsp pepper br 1 tsp cumin seeds br 1 green chili br 12 tsp turmeric powder br br 12 tsp asafetida powder br br 1 liter (4 cups) water br 3 tsp salt br juice of 1 12 or 2 limes, depending on size and individual preference br br Method: br br - Wash the dal well and soak in water for 15 to 30 minutes. br - Assemble the ginger, pepper, cumin, chili, turmeric and asafetida and grind to a fine paste in a grinder or a mortar and pestle. br - 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. br - Turn off the heat, squeeze in the lime juice and serve hot. br br 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. br br Host:Anushruti RK ( ) br Director: Suchandra Basu br Camera: Kawaldeep Singh Jangwal, Manjeet Katariya, Akshay Durgule br Editing: Kishor Rai br Creative Head: Kavya Krishnaswamy br Producer: Rajjat A.