Tamarind Rasam

Tamarind Rasam is an easy and quick rasam. This goes well with hot steamed rice with papad and any fry. Add ghee for more taste.

Ingredients

Chopped Tomato – 1 (small)

Chopped Onion – 3 tsp

Tamarind – small sized ball

Turmeric Powder – a pinch

Rasam Powder – 1 tsp

Chopped Coriander Leaves – 2 tsp

Crushed Pepper and Garlic – 1 tsp

Salt to taste

To Temper

Mustard Seeds – 1 tsp

Hing – a pinch

Curry Leaves – few

Chopped Coriander Leaves – few

Ghee – 2 tsp

Dry Red Chilli - 2

Method

Soak tamarind in 2 cups of water. In a kadai, heat oil. Add chopped onions and tomatoes and turmeric powder and sauté till raw smell goes well.

Then strain and add the tamarind juice to the kadai. Allow it to boil for three minutes. Now add rasam powder and crushed pepper and garlic then simmer it for a min.

In a kadai, add 2 tsp of ghee and add all the ingredients which are under “to temper”.  Add the tempered items to the rasam. 

Give a mix and let it for another 30 sec and switch off the flame. Serve with hot steamed rice.