Melagu (Pepper) Rasam

Ingredients:

Tomato 1
Crushed Garlic pods 3
Tamarind a lemon size
Dry Chili 2
Mustard 1/2 Teaspoon
Fenugrek (Vendhayam) 1/4 Teaspoon
Curry Leaves little
Coriander to garnish
Turmeric powder a pinch
Asafoetida a pinch

To make a paste:

• 1/2 teaspoon whole pepper, jeeragam 1/2 teaspoon and 1 green chili.
• Grind it in mixcy and make a powder.

Method:

• Take tamarind water and squeeze a tomato in the tamarind water.

• Add little oil to kadai and add mustard when it starts to split add fenugrek, asafoetida, curry leaves, dry red chili, turmeric powder and grinded paste, fry for a while.
• Add the tamarind water to the kadai.
• Add pressed garlic to the grind water, allow it to boil.
• Add coriander leaves and switch off the stove.
• Finally add salt.

Melagu rasam is ready, great with steaming white rice and appalam.