Pepper Rasam

Ingredients:

Tamarind – lemon sized ball

Salt – 2 teaspoons

Turmeric powder – ¼ teaspoon

Hing – ¼ teaspoon

Coriander leaves – 1 teaspoon (finely chopped)

Roast & grind:

Channa dal – 2 teaspoons

Coriander seeds – 1 teaspoon

Pepper – 2 teaspoons

Cumin seeds – 1 teaspoon

Curry leaves – 10 leaves

Red chilli – 1

Tempering:

Ghee - 1 teaspoon

Mustard seeds - 1 teaspoon

Method:

1. Soak tamarind in water for half hour in 2 glasses of water.
2. To prepare tamarind extract squeeze tamarind in water & filter the water (Throw away the squeezed tamarind)
3. Boil tamarind water with turmeric powder, hing & salt.
4. Allow boiling till raw smell vanishes.
5. Roast & grind the ingredients mentioned to coarse powder.
6. Add the ground powder & allow boiling for 5 to 7 minutes.
7. Garnish with coriander leaves, add tempering & serve hot with rice.
8. Can be served as an appetizer/soup as well.