Pepper rasam recipe

Pepper rasam or milagu rasam is a very comforting and ideal rasam to be served during cold season. It is made with black peppercorns, tomatoes, tamarind, cumin seeds and red chilles and is best served as plain or accompanied with steamed rice. Pepper rasam is a good remedy for cold and fever. It is not only healthy but also very easy to prepare too. I have a given a tangy twist to the rasam by adding little tamarind.

Ingredients

  • Tomato - 1 (chopped finely
  • Water - 2 cups
  • Tamarind juice- 1 cup ( one lemon sized ball of tamarind soaked in one cup of water
  • A pinch of asafoetida
  • Salt to taste
  • FOR TEMPERING
  • Ghee or oil - 1 tablespoon
  • Mustard seeds - 1/2 teaspoon
  • A string of curry leaves
  • FOR GARNISHING
  • Chopped coriander leaves - 1 teaspoon
  • TO GRIND
  • Black peppercorns - 2 tablespoons
  • Cumin seeds (jeera) - 1 tablespoon
  • Whole red chillies (dry) - 2

Method

Step 1

HOW TO MAKE PEPPER OR MILAGU RASAM RECIPE Grind the black peppercorns, cumin seeds and red chillies to a coarse powder. Set aside. IMG_4806

Step 2

Soak one lemon sized ball of tamarind in 1 cup of water. Extract the juice from the tamarind pulp and strain the juice with the help of a strainer.

Step 3

Heat a cooking vessel. Add 1 cup of tamarind juice, salt, chopped tomatoes, asafoetida and the ground mixture of peppercorns. Boil on a medium flame till the raw smell of tamarind goes away and you get a nice smell of peppercorns and cumin seeds boiling. IMG_4808

Step 4

Now add 2 cups of water and simmer the rasam on a medium flame for 10-12 minutes. Switch off the flame.

Step 5

Heat a tadka pan. Add ghee and stir fry mustard seeds and curry leaves. Pour this seasoning to the rasam and mix well. Garnish with chopped coriander leaves.

Step 6

Serve pepper rasam hot plain or with steamed rice. IMG_4813

One Response to Pepper rasam recipe

  1. Rajalakshmi selvaraj says:

    Madam
    Milagu rasam innovative one and thanks .

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