Rasam

Rasam:

Ingredients:
Rasam powder
Tomato -1 (small)cut into four pieces
Garlic pieces-4
Asafoetida
Curry leaves
Coriander leaves
Salt
Mustard
Jeera
Urid dhal
Tamarind paste/small ball of tamarind
Red chilly-3

Method:
1.Heat a tsp of oil to a pan and salute it with mustard,jeera,curry leaves,redchillies,tomatoes ,mash the garlic with a spoon and add to the above .
2.Then dissolve 1 tsp of tamarind paste in a cup of water and add to the above .Water can be added according to the quantity of rasam you need.
3.Add 1/2 tsp of turmeric powder and 1 tsp salt and a pinch of asafoetida and allow it to cook for 5 min .
4.Dont allow the rasam to boil for long time as it mite taste bitter.Switch off the gas once when the bubbles arises from the rasam.
5.Add chopped coriander leaves and serve hot with rice.


Note:
Note that there are different kinds of rasam .
Tamarind rasam /pulli rasam :same as the one illustrated above
Parupu Rasam :When you add the tamarind paste and 3 tsp of cooked and mashed toor dhal to it and follow the steps as above.
Pepper rasam:Add 2 tsp of pepper powder to the tamarind rasam .
Tomato rasam :Avoid using tamarind for this and add 2 tomatoes for this rasam.