Pepper Rasam – Milagu rasam

Pepper Rasam

Ingredients:

Tamarind	Small gooseberry size
Curry leaves	Few
Cumin seed	½ tea spoon
Black pepper	½ tea spoon
Mustard seed	¼ tea spoon
Hing/asafoetida	A pinch
Tomato	1 chopped
Red chilli	1
Salt	As required
Coriander leaves	Few (chopped)
Garlic (optional)	3 pieces

Preparation:

• Soak the tamarind in little amount of water.
• Squeeze the soaked the tamarind in that water and take the pulp.
• Grind the curry leaves, coriander leaves, cumin seed, garlic, pepper, red chilli add them with oil and mustard seed to sauté.
• Now add tomato and sauté it well. Add 2 cups of water along with tamarind pulp, hing and salt. Boil it in simmer for 5 mins.
• Good for sour throat and cold.