I am badly suffering from runnning nose and throat infection.I have never been accustomed of swallowing pills whenever I am sick and always prefer natural remedies handed down from our generations like turmeric laced milk,pepper rasam,tulasi kashayam etc.All these work as a good antidote for cold,cough and throat infection.Well coming to the recipe:
Ingredients:
- 1 lemon sized tamarind
- 2 medium sized tomatoes chopped into small pieces
- 1 tbsp pepper/miriyalu grinded into coarse powder
- 1 tbsp rasam powder
- 5 garlic pods
- few curry leaves
- 2 dry red chillies
- 1/2 tsp mustard seeds
- 1/2 tsp cumin seeds
- 5 fenugreek seeds
- 1 tbsp oil/ghee
- 2 tsp salt for taste
- 1 tsp turemeric powder
- few cilantro leaves
Procedure:
- Boil tamarind,tomato in water until the tomato is cooked.Cool it aside.
- Once cooled squeeze tamarind and tomato mixture and discard the pulp.
- Now in a vessel(preferrably stain less steel) add oil,once heated add mustard seeds,cumin seeds,fenugreek seeds and as they splutter add turmeric powder,curryleaves,red chillies,garlic pods and stir fry for few seconds.
- Add the tamarind-tomato extract to the vessel.Add few(2-3) cups of water.
- Add salt,rasam powder,pepper powder and boil for 5 minutes.
- Finally add cilantro and serve hot with rice.
Such a soothing and comforting recipe! Pepper rasam always feels like the perfect homemade remedy, especially during rainy days or when you need something warm and flavorful. I loved the simple preparation and the authentic South Indian touch in this post.
ReplyDeleteAt Sankranti Hotel Singapore, traditional dishes inspired by recipes like this are always appreciated, especially flavorful specialties such as Mamsam Miriyalu Fry (Chukka) that pair beautifully with hot rasam and steamed rice. The rich pepper aroma in this recipe sounds absolutely delicious.
Thanks for sharing this wonderful recipe and keeping traditional flavors alive!