Pepper Rasam..Tamarind n tomato soup...

Ingredients:

3 cups of tamarind juice by soaking and squeezing lime size tamarind in water

1 tsp turmeric powder

4 cloves garlic smashed and roughly chopped

1 medium size tomato..can omit tomato n squeeze with tamarind pulp if u want to drink rasam

1 tsp whole pepper

1tsp Cumin seeds

few chopped coriander/cilantro leaves

salt as needed

For tempering:

1 tsp mustard

1 tsp jeera seeds

1 red chilly

a pinch of hing optional can omit..as i didnt use for this version

few curry leaves

Method:

Take the tamarind juice in vessel. boil well Add turmeric pwd ,smash garlic jeera n pepperin a blender . add the garlic mixture n tomato , once the tamarind is boiled n let it simmer for a minute ...Add the coriander leaves and keep aside.

Take a kadhai add 2 tsp of oil. add mustard seeds jeera seeds redchilly and hing n curry leaves...n add to the rasam..can use ghee for better taste...

serve hot as a soup or with rice...

note after adding garlic n peper dont over boil the rasam as the flavour will be less...close the rasam once u add the seasoning//my grandmas secret//