Pepper Rasam

Preparation time : 40mins | Cooking time : 10mins
Serves : Medium bowl | Recipe Cuisine : South Indian

Ingredients to prepare Pepper Rasam
Toordal -1/4 cup
Finely chopped tomatoes - 3nos
Pepper - 2tsp
Jeera - 2tsp
Turmeric powder - 1pinch
TableSalt - 1/2tsp or as per your taste

To Temper
Oil-1tsp
Mustard seeds - 1/4tsp
Curry leaves - 2sprigs
Coriander leaves - 2 sprigs

Procedure to prepare Pepper Rasam

Cook toordal with a pinch of turmeric powder in pressure cooker with sufficient water.

 By the time dal gets cooked,Finely chop tomatoes and coriander leaves.

Using rolling pin powder pepper and Jeera.
By doing so the spices leaves oil which blends completely with the vegetables added to it.

 Keep a vessel and add oil for seasoning.

Add mustard seeds,asafoetida and curry leaves to it.
Now add chopped tomatoes and coriander leaver with 1/4cup of water.

Don't add too much of water as we need to add the cooked toordal which already contains water in it.
Once tomatoes are half cooked add toordal and pepper-jeera powder along with 1/2tsp of tablesalt.

Allow it boil for 5-6minutes in low flame.
It starts releasing the aroma of pepper and jeera powder.
Switch off the flame.

 Serve hot with a bowl of rice.....