Pepper rasam

Serves 4 · 20 min

You need

• 2 tsp Tasteio Rasam Powder
• Small lemon-size ball of tamarind
• 2 tomatoes, chopped
• Mustard, cumin, 4 garlic cloves, dry chilli, curry leaves
• 1 tbsp ghee, coriander, salt

Method

1. Soak the tamarind in 2 cups warm water and squeeze out the juice.
2. Boil the tamarind water with tomatoes, salt and a pinch of turmeric for 5 minutes.
3. Add the rasam powder and let it froth up once. Do not boil hard.
4. Temper mustard, cumin, crushed garlic, dry chilli and curry leaves in ghee.
5. Pour over the rasam and finish with coriander.

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Photo: “Rasam from Kerala” by Rameshng, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0.