Rasam

12:41 AM Chandra Karthikeyan 0 Comments

Ingredients: 

• Tamarind - Golf ball size
• Garlic- 3 pods
• Red chilli - 1
• Cumin seeds - 1 tbsp
• Black Pepper - 1 tbsp
• Tomato - 1 
• Turmeric powder - 1/2 tbsp
• Mustard seeds - 1 tbsp
• Fenugreek seeds - 1/2 tbsp
• Asafoetida - a pinch
• Curry leaves
• Coriander leaves for garnishing
• Salt to taste

Method:

• Soak tamarind for 30 minutes in water, extract the juice of tamarind for about 1 cup.
• In a pan, add oil and then add mustard seeds, fenugreek seeds, and curry leaves.
• Now add the tamarind juice and 1/4 cup of water.
• Grind cumin seeds, garlic, pepper, and red chilli into paste, add this ground mixture to the tamarind.
• Add chopped tomatoes to the above mixture along with asafoetida, salt, and turmeric powder.
• When this mixture starts boiling, add the chopped coriander leaves and remove rasam from heat.

Cooking time: 15 minutes
Rasam along with potato curry is the wonderful lunch one could ever have.