RASAM

Rasam is very good for cold and also for digestion. I made this rasam when i was having  cold and fever for a week and it did help me to soothen the cold . We use cumin seeds and black pepper as the main spices. You can increase or decrease the proportion of pepper to adjust with your taste and level of spice.

Ingredients

1 medium size tomato chopped roughly
1 lemon sized tamarind soaked in 1 cup water

½ tsp black pepper

Pinch turmeric powder
1 tsp cumin seed powder 
1tsp chilli powder

1 tsp black mustard seed

1/2 tsp asafoetida powder

4-5 garlic cloves chopped finely 

5-8 curry leaves

¼ cup coriander leaves with stem chopped 

2 tsp oil

Salt as per taste

Method

Heat a kadhai to medium heat. Add oil , once oil becomes hot add mustard seed,asafoetida and turmeric powder. 

Add chopped garlic and curry leaves , sauté until garlic turns soft. ( don't burn the garlic) 

Add chopped tomato, stir for 5 minutes until tomatoes becomes mushy.

Add tamarind water and water. 

Now add chilli powder, cumin seed powder , pepper powder and salt. 

Boil for 10 minutes. ( you can adjust the consistency of rasam as you want) 

Garnish with coriander leaves.