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Peppery Garlic Rasam
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Peppery
Garlic Rasam
Recipe For Post-Meal Comfort And Cold Days

43 mins
Cooking Time
Easy
Difficulty
16
Ingredients
Vegetarian
Diet
Peppery Garlic Rasam relies on restraint rather than intensity. Crushed pepper and cumin deliver warmth, garlic adds depth, and tamarind keeps the broth sharp. The dal stays light, acting as a binder rather than a thickener. Careful heat control preserves aroma, making the rasam clear, fragrant, and deeply restorative.

Ingredients

UNITSIngredients
1Tamarind, small lemon-sized piece
3 cupsWater
2 tbspToor dal (split pigeon peas)
6 to 8Garlic cloves, lightly crushed with skin
1 1/2 tspBlack peppercorns
1 tspCumin seeds
1Tomato, medium, finely chopped
¼ tspTurmeric powder
1½ tspRasam powder
to tasteSalt
8 to 10Fresh curry leaves
1 tbspFresh coriander leaves, finely chopped
1½ tspGhee
½ tspMustard seeds
1Dried red chilli, broken
a pinchAsafoetida (hing)

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Directions

Description - Step 1

Tamarind Base

Soak tamarind in warm water and extract the juice by squeezing gently. This liquid should taste sharp but not harsh. Set it aside without reducing or heating, as early boiling dulls the acidity that rasam depends on for balance.

Step 1
Tamarind Base
10 minutes
Step 2
Dal Softening
8 minutes
Step 3
Spice Crushing
3 minutes
Step 4
Rasam Build-Up
8 minutes