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Pepper Rasam

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Pepper Rasam: How to make Andhra style pepper rasam in 5 min? Ingredients:  Tamarind – medium lemon size  Pepper powder – ½ tbsp  Cumin powder – ½ tbsp  Fenugreek powder – ½ tsp  Coriander powder – ¼ tbsp  Garlic cloves – 8 to 10 medium size, minced  Dry red chillies – 7 to 9, broken into halves  Mustard seeds – 1 tsp  Curry leaves – 2 sprigs  Coriander leaves – small bunch for garnish  Asafoetida – pinch (optional)  Salt as per taste  Oil for tempering   Instructions/ Procedure:         Add tamarind into a bowl filled partially with fresh water and let it soak for about 20 minutes. Once the tamarind gets softer, squeeze the pulp and remove the fibre.         Add oil into a thick bottomed kadai and let it heat. Once the oil is heated, add mustard seeds. When the mustard seeds start splut...

Tomato Rasam

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Tomato Rasam - South Indian special, super simple recipe Ingredients:  Tomatoes – 2 medium  Tamarind – big marble size  Pepper powder – 1 tbsp Cumin powder – 1 tbsp  Fenugreek seeds – 1 tsp  Coriander powder – ¼ tbsp  Garlic cloves – 8 to 10 small ones  Curry leaves – 2 sprigs  Mustard seeds – 1 tsp  Dry red chillies – 7 to 9  Coriander leaves – small bunch for garnish  Asafoetida – pinch (optional)  Salt to taste  Oil for tempering  Instructions/ Procedure:          Wash the tomatoes, cut them to big pieces and place in a container. Add water and cook in medium flame until the tomatoes turn soft. Switch off the flame and add tamarind in the tomato container. Let it soak in hot water for a while. Add coriander powder, salt to the boiled tomatoes and grind the mixture in a blender.       ...