Instant Rasam / Arachuvita Rasam

Ingredients:

Tomato - 2
Black pepper corns - 1 tsp
Cumin seeds - 1 tsp
Garlic - 3 (without skin) + 2 (with skin)
Tamrind - small piece
Curry Leaves - 2 sprigs
Coriander Leaves - Little (fine chop)
Mustard seeds - 1/2 tsp
Cumin seeds - 1/4 tsp
Dry Red Chilly - 1 (deseed)
Dal Water/ Water/ Rice Water - 1 1/4 cup
Hing - Little
Salt, Oil - As reqd

Method:

• In a blender add in ripen tomatoes, pepper corns and cumin seeds.
• Add in garlic without skin and add in tamrind piece(small amla size).
• Add in salt, hing and a sprig of curry leaves.
• Blend this to fine paste and set aside.
• Heat oil in pan and add in mustard seeds and cumin seeds.
• Add in curry leaves, crushed garlic and dry red chilly.
• Add in blended paste and saute in medium flame.
• When oil oozes out, add in water/dal water/rice water.
• Cook in medium flame for 2 mins.
• Garnish with coriander leaves and serve hot.
• You can have this as soup or can mix in rice.