20 PEPPER RASAM

Pepper( Milagu Rasam) - Type 1

Pepper is considered to be very good for cold and this rasam surely comforts you when you are not feeling well especially when suffering fro severe cold and cough. Just soothes and comforts your respiratory tract. This rasam can also be mixed with rice, but tastes more good when had it hot/warm.

The ingredients used also is very less and can be made in a jiffy.

Tamarind - 1 marble size

Garlic - 4 - 5

Mustard seeds - few

Curry leaves - few

Hing - 3 pinch

Red chillies - 2 whole

Pepper powder - 3/4 tsp( if fresh ground then use less)

Oil and ghee together - 1 tsp each

Sugar - 1 sp

Soak tamarind in a cup of water for 20 minutes and later extract a dilute pulp( around 4 cups).

Heat oil and ghee and add mustard seeds, hing, red chillies and curry leaves. Wait for few seconds and add chopped or crushed garlic. Saute till they turn lught brown. Pour in tamarind pulp and cook in low flame until frothy. No need to boil well as other rasam. Add salt, sugar. Switch off flame and add pepper powder.

Sending this to CWS - Pepper event hosted by me an event started by Priya.

Also sending the below entries for the same event

Bassaru

Venpongal

Arachivitta sambar

Simple Rasam

Beetroot Soup

Rajma Soup

Hot N Sour Vegetable Soup

Pepper Chicken