Pepper Rasam

Ingredients:

Tamaraind- Lemon size

Pepper – 1 tsp.

Red chili – 1

Toor dal – 1 tsp.

Asafetida – 1 pinch

Oil – 1 tsp.(for frying)

Salt –1 tsp.

Procedure:

In a Heated pan roast the pepper,red chili,toor dal,salt until golden brown.Once it cools off completely grind in a mixer to a fine paste.

Soak the tamarind for 2 hrs.

In a vessel add asafoetida ,tamarind extract and bring to a boil.Now add the ground paste to this and cook for another 3 mins.

Remove from heat and serve hot.

Note: This is a healthy recipe especially when you fall sick. Black pepper stimulates the taste buds in such a way that an alert is sent to the stomach to increase hydrochloric acid secretion, thereby improving digestion.

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