
Ingredients:
• 1/4 cup – Tamarind pulp
• 2 Tomatoes
• 1/2 tsp – black pepper
• 1/2 tsp – cumin
• 5 – dry chillies
• 1 sprig – Curry leaves
• 1 big bunch – Coriander leaves
• 2 Cloves – Garlic
• 1/4 tsp – Turmeric powder Salt to taste
• Oil, mustard and cumin for tempering
Method:
- Make a paste of black pepper, dry chillies, garlic, cumin and curry leaves in a blender.
- Heat oil in a vessel, add mustard, cumin and curry leaves.
- Mix the tamarind pulp with 3 glasses of water.
- Add this mixture to the tempered ingredients, add turmeric powder, the blended paste and salt.
- Let the rasam boil for 1 min then add two big tomatoes just with 1 slit on each.
- Add finely chopped coriander leaves and boil again for 2 mins.
- Serve with plain rice.
Recipe courtesy of Rachael Abraham