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Arhar dal Rasam Ingredients 20 g or 1/4 cup Arhar dal 2 small Tomatos 10- 15 g Tamarind 2 Dry red chilli 2 t coriander seeds 6-8 pepper corns 1/4 t cumin seeds 3-4 garlic cloves a pinch of Asafoetide 1/8 t turmeric powder 1 t til oil 1 t mustard seeds few curry leaves few coriander leaves salt to taste METHOD Pick and wash the dal .cook in 1 cup of water in pressure cooker till the dal is soft and mash it very well. Soak the tamarind in 1 cup of warm water and extract the juice in 1 cup of water. Chop the tomatos Grind the the red chilli,pepper corns,coriander seeds,salt,a pinch of asafoetide,and jeera.make a coarse powder. Slighly crused the garlic Add the tamarind juice,tomatoes,crused pepper masala,crused garlic,salt to taste,a pinch asafoetide,1/8 t turmeric powder, to the tamarind juice and bring to boil. Boil for 8 minutes.and add the mashed cooked dal keep on fire in simmer ,mix well ,when the rasam come to the boiling point .remove form fire. Heat til oil add the mustard seed,w...

PEPPER RASAM Pepper Rasam Ingredients 10 g or a lime size Tamarind 2 dry red chili 1/4 t coriander seeds 8-10 pepper corns 1/2 t jeera 4-5 garlic cloves a pinch of Asafoetide a pinch of turmeric powder 1 t til oil 1 t mustard seeds 1/4 t Arhar dal 1/2 t urad dal few curry leaves few coriander leaves salt to taste 1 tomato water METHOD Soak the tamarind in a cup of warm water and extract the juice in 2 cup of water (add extra water) Grind together pepper corns,coriander seeds,jeera and little salt, crushed to a powder last add garlic cloves .( slightly cursed the garlic cloves) Add in to the tamarind juice tomato,cursed masala.cursed garlic,salt,a pinch of turmeric powder.a pinch of asafoetide powder,few curry leaves and coriander leaves ,(crused all with tomato with hand very well.) Heat oil in a pan add mustard seeds when they crackling add urad dal,a pinch of asafoetide ,broken red chilli,arhar dal ,arhar dal get brown add few curry leaves . Add the masala tamarind juice and bring to...