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Culinary chatter - Pepper Rasam

Ingredients  Toor dhal - 1/4 cup Tomato - 1 Tamarind pulp - 2 tbsp (dilut ed) Salt Dry powder Pepper corns - 1 tbsp Cumin seeds - 1 tbsp Fenugree

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Ingredients

 Toor dhal - 1/4 cup

Tomato - 1

Tamarind pulp - 2 tbsp (dilut ed)

Salt Dry powder

Pepper corns - 1 tbsp

Cumin seeds - 1 tbsp

Fenugreek seeds - 1/2 tsp

Method

1. Dry roast the above ingredients.

Cool and powder it.

2. Pressure cook dhal with two cups of water, 1 tsp oil, 1/2 tsp of turmeric, and tomato for five whistles. Cool well. Squeeze the tomato juice and discard the skin.

Mash dhal well.

3. Add two or three tsp of pepper powder with salt and tamarind juice. Boil well.

4. Add fresh coriander leaves, sea son rasam. For seasoning: one tbsp ghee, mustard, six crushed garlic, chopped onion, two red chillies, two green chillies, and curry leaves.

Note: If rasam is thick, add more water to make it thin.

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