Pepper Rasam

Rasam is a classic dish made on rainy and regular days and when someone in the family has cold this is what we used to make and it also helps for digestion
.The typical south indian meal has three courses which is sambar,followed by rasam and finally curd or buttermilk which is all accompanied by steaming hot rice with few drops of ghee on top. This dish is made of crushed pepper,cumin and garlic make quite a pair when ground together. Rasam also helps for digestion so this is the how i way i make rasam...

INGREDIENTS U NEED:
1.Tamarind extract-5cups
2.Pepper-2tbs
3.Cumin seeds-2tbs
4.Garlic-5cloves
5.Red chilly-4
6.Rasam powder-1tbs
7.Curry leaves-few
8.Corriander leaves-few
10.Oil
11.Salt-as per taste
12.Turmeric powder-pinch
13.Tomato-1/2(chopped finely)
14.Asafoetida-pinch

GRIND COARSLY WITH MORTAR AND PESTLE:
Garlic
Pepper
Cumin

UTENSIL:
Deep bottomed pan

METHOD OF PREPARATION:

• First grind or crush the pepper,garlic and cumin.the freshly made the better.
• Mix the tamarind extract  with rasam powder,salt,turmeric powder,tomato in a bowl  and mix it well together in your hands
• Heat oil in a pan ,add mustard,asafoetida,curry leaves let it splutter,then coarsly crushed garlic pepper and saute the cloves for a quick min or two until they turn light brown.
• Next add mixed tamarind juice and salt
• Let the whole thing boil for good 10 to 15mins untill the spice gets incorporated(don't over boil) and garnish with corriander leaves   
• Thats it ,pepper cumin rasam is ready ,you can also drink it as such plain or you could mix in the plain rice and eat.

GOES WELL WITH:
     Plain rice