Pepper rasam

Pepper rasam

Tasty rasam made with tamarind juice  ,as a side dish served with any curry and boiled  white rice.Specially made during winters.Mostly cooked in Hyderabad and Telangana.

Pepper rasam

Ingredients:

2 cups of Tamarind juice extracted from lemon size tamarind add water.

3 green chillies slit into two.

1 small onion sliced

3 garlic cloves crushed

10 to 15 fresh curry leaves

1/2 teaspoon of pepper powder.

1/2 teaspoon coriander powder

1/4 teaspoon of roasted fenugreek and cumin powder(jeera methi powder)

3/4 teaspoon of salt

For tempering:

1 teaspoon of oil

1/4 teaspoon cumin

1/4 teaspoon mustard seeds

3 dry red chillies

1/4 teaspoon turmeric powder

How to prepare pepper rasam:
Heat oil in pan,add cumin,mustard seeds,dry red chillies, crushed garlic cloves ,allow them to turn light brown.
Add sliced onions, green chillies,curry leaves,cook for a minute.
Add tamarind juice,turmeric powder,roasted fenugreek powder,coriander powder,pepper powder and salt.
Boil for 4 to 5 minutes.
Serve hot.

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