Rasam

What do you do when you have bad cough and buy tabs but don't take them regularly - make Good Old Rasam :) I don't have a mixie at home right now so had to make it minus all the grinding of Jeera and Pepercorns that I would prefer..This came out just as good and I ended up drinking it instead of consuming it with rice . This is how I made it :

What all you will need :

Tomatoes: 2
Tamarind: Size of an amla soaked in about 2 cups of water
Rasam powder: 3 heaped teaspoons
Water: 2-3 cups
Hing: a pinch
Turmeric: a pinch
Mustard, Jeera: 1 tsp
Ghee: 2 teaspoons
Curry Leaves: 4-5
Corriander Leaves: to taste.
Jaggery: 1/4 tsp.

This is how I made it :

• Take the bowl, which has the tamarind soaking it in and sqeeze the tamarind well.
• Throw in a tomato, squeeze it into the water.
• In a saucepan, heat the ghee and fry the mustard, jeera and curry leaves.
• Pour the tamarind water.
• While waiting to boil, add the rasam powder, chopped tomato. salt, turmeric and hing.
• Let it boil for 10-15 minutes until the raw smell of tamarind vanishes.
• Now taste the rasam, add Jaggery to adjust the taste.
• Finish with corriander leaves!

Mix it with rice as an accompaniment or drink it straight from a cup :)