Rasam

Rasam is a spicy watery curry also served as a soup.
The main ingredients include Tomato, Tamarind Juice and other hot spices.

INGREDIENTS:

• Tomato- 2 nos
• Garlic (crushed) - 1 nos
• Tamarind - A gooseberry sized ball
• Chilly Powder - ½ tsp
• Corriander Powder - ½ tsp
• Turmeric Powder - ¼ tsp
• Cumin seeds (crushed) – ¼ tsp
• Pepper powder - 1 ½ tsp
• Asafoetida - ¼ tsp
• Curry Leaves - a few
• Mustard seeds -1 tsp
• Red chilly - 2 nos
• Coconut oil - 1 tsps

PREPARATION METHOD:

• Soak tamarind in 1 cup of warm water and take the extract from it.
• Squeeze Tomato and add it to the tamarind juice.
• Add Chilly powder, Corriander powder, Crushed Garlic, Asafoetida, Crushed Cumin seeds, Pepper powder.
• Mix them well.
• Heat oil in a pan.
• Add Mustrard seeds and Red chillies into it, allow to Splutter.
• Add the Rasam mixture into the pan and let it boil till tomato cooks well.
• Remove from the fire and add curry leaves.

Recommended Combination: Serve hot with Rice.