Rasam (South Indian Tamarind Soup)

Ingredients

• •3 tomatoes
• •A walnut-sized piece of tamarind
• •4 cups water
• •2 garlic cloves
• •1 green chilli
• •1 tsp cumin
• •1 tsp black pepper
• •Half a tsp turmeric
• •10 curry leaves
• •1 tsp mustard seeds
• •2 tbsp vegetable oil
• •Fresh coriander, salt

Steps

1. 1Soak the tamarind in hot water for 15 minutes and strain the liquid.
2. 2Coarsely crush the cumin, black pepper and garlic in a mortar.
3. 3Crush the tomatoes and simmer them with the tamarind water, water, turmeric and salt for 10 minutes.
4. 4Add the crushed spice mix and cook for 5 more minutes without letting it boil hard.
5. 5In a separate pan, pop the mustard seeds, curry leaves and chilli in oil and pour into the soup.
6. 6Scatter with coriander and serve hot.

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