Quick Rasam

Ingredients

• • Tamarind - lemon size
• • Water - 5 cups
• • Curry leaves - few
• • Salt - as required
• • Jaggery - as required

Ingredients For Frying Together In Ghee

• • Thuar dal - 1 tablespoon
• • Red chillies - 8
• • Pepper - ½ teaspoon
• • Cumin seeds - 1 teaspoon
• • Fenugreek - 1 teaspoon
• • Asafoetidas - a pinch

Method

• 1. Soak tamarind in water for ½ an hour.
• 2. Squeeze, extract and dilute with water to make 5 cups.
• 3. Add salt, jaggery, curry leaves and boil for 1 or 2 minutes till raw flavour is lost.
• 4. Fry the spices in ghee and pour over rasam, boil once and remove from fire.
• 5. Close with lid immediately.
• 6. Serve hot with cooked rice.