Pepper Rasam

Rasam is my most comfort food serve it with papad, steaming hot rice and a spicy Raw Mango pickle this becomes one of the most delicious combo ....Perfect way to say it for me it's heaven in a bite :D.... I love the aroma of peppercorns and this piping hot rasam is perfect one especially when I am down with cold :) Do try this tasty Rasam it will be a perfect treat for your taste buds!

Ingredients 

1 tsp Peppercorn

1 tsp Jeera

1/4 tsp Methi 

1/4 cup Toordal 

2 Tomatoes

1/4 tsp haldi 

1 tbsp ghee + 2 tsp oil

1/4 tsp mustard seeds

4-5 crushed garlic with skin 

2 tbsp onion finely chopped

2 broken red chilli 

2 gren chilli (slit)

2 tbsp tamarind 

1 sprig of curry leaves

2 tbsp chopped coriander leaves 

salt to taste 

Method

• Pressure cook toordal with 2 chopped tomatoes , haldi, 2 tsp oil , add water and pressure cook till done. Now mash it properly and keep aside.
• In pan add a little ghee add in peppercorns, Jeera, methi fry well now grind to a fine powder and keep aside.
• Boil tamarind in water and mash it well strain and keep aside.
• In pan add oil + ghee when it gets hot add mustard seeds, crushed garlic (with skin) add in chopped onion fry well now add in red chillies, green chillies fry well now add in curry leaves and cooked toordal paste , 2 tbsp of ground powder, tamarind water, salt to taste .
• Boil well now add in coriander leaves and serve with Steaming hot Rice and papad ...YUM !