Rasam

Rasam

 Ingredients

  • Water - 1 1/2 cup
  • Tamarind -small gooseberry size
  • Tomato -1 sliced
  • Garlic - 6 cloves
  • Black pepper corns -1 tbsp
  • Turmeric - 1/4 tsp
  • Chilly powder - 1 tsp
  • Asafoetida - 2 pinch
  • Coriander leaves - 1/4 cup
  • Oil - 1 tbsp
  • Mustard seeds - 1 tsp
  • Dry red chilly - 3 nos
  • Curry leaves

 Method of preparation

  • Soak Tamarind in water for 5 min & squeeze the tamarind and remove it from the water.
  • Crush the garlic and pepper corns & keep aside.
  • Heat oil in a kadai,splutter mustard seeds,add dry red chilly,curry leaves,saute for a min and add tamarind water into it & let it boil.
  • When tamarind water boils,add crushed garlic pepper mixture,turmeric,red chilly powder,salt to taste, Asafoetida mix well and boil it for 3 min.
  • Next add sliced tomato in it and again boil for 5 min.
  • Add coriander leaves and stop the flame.
  • Rasam is ready to serve.