Rasam/Charu

Ingredients:

Tomato - 1
Onion - 1
Green Chilli - 3
Garlic Pods - 4
Dhaniya - 2 Tbsp
Tamarind - 1 Fistful
Chilli Powder - 1 Tsp
Turmeric powder - 1 Tsp
Red Chilli - 2
Curry Leaves - Few
Mustard Seeds - 1 Tsp
Cumin Seeds - 1 Tsp
Pepper Corns - 1/2 Tsp
Instant Rasam Powder - 2 Tsp
Oil & Salt - To taste

Method:

Take a bowl and pour water.

Add chopped tomato, chopped onion, 2 thinly slices garlic, green chilli, dhaniya, cilli powder and turmeric powder to this water and start boiling it.

Meanwhile take the tamarind and add some water and keep it in the microwave for 1 minute then squeeze the juice out of it and keep it aside.

Once the boiling water becomes almost half  add tamarind juice to this water and keep it in a medium flame and let it cook for some more time so that the onions and tomatoes cook well.

Take a pan and add oil, mustard seeds, cumin seeds, red chilli, curry leaves and fry it for some time.

Take the peppercorns, cumin seeds and 2 garlic pods and then crush all of them.

Add this mixture to the pan and let it fry for few more mins.

Finally add rasam powder.

Add this thadka (popu) to the boiling water and simmer it for 5 more mins.

Add Coriander leaves and switch off the stove.

Hot and Spicy Rasam is ready to eat.