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Garlic Rasam

Ingredients

Tamarind - a small ball or Tamarind paste one tsp
Tuvar Dal - 2tbsp
Black pepper - 1 tsp (add according to hottness required)
Jeera - 1 tsp
Garlic - 2

For Garnishing:

1 tsp of ghee
Asetofodia a pinch
Kadi patha a few
Musturd seeds - 1tsp

Method :

1. Soak the tamarind in water and remove the extract from it.
2. Take it in a vessel and add salt and allow it to boil until the smell of tamarind is gone.
3. Soak the Tuvar dal in water for a 1/2 hour or until it is soft.
4. Grind the soaked dal along with black pepper, jeera and garlic and make it into a thick paste.
5. Add this to the tamarind paste and allow it to boil for a minute until the white froth comes up and remove from the fire.
6. For garnishing take a little ghee in a kadai add the mustard seeds and Asetofodia powder and kadi patha. Once done add this to the rasam. This is eaten with rice and good for health especially when people are not feeling well with their tummy.