Ingredients

• Toor dal - 3 tbsps
• Turmeric - 1/2 tsp
• Black pepper powder - 1 tbsp
• Cumin powder - 1 tsp
• Red chillies - 4
• Ghee - 1 tbsp
• Jaggery - 1 small piece
• Lemon juice - 1tsp
• Asafoetida - 1 pinch
• Salt to taste
• Coriander leaves.

How to Make Jeera Pepper Rasam

• Pressure cook tuvar daal with a little ghee and turmeric.
• Add enough water so that the dhal is well cooked.
• Pour the cooked daal into a vessel and heat. Add salt, jaggery.
• Bring it to a boil.
• Set aside.
• Heat the remaining ghee.
• Add red chillies, jeera powder, pepper powder and asafoetida.
• When it is well sauteed, add it to the daal and stir well.
• Add lemon juice garnish with coriander leaves and curry leaves.