Pepper Rasam

ORIGIN:
"Pepper rasam" is a popular south indian dish usually taken with cooked rice.Its main ingredient is tamarind and dhal rich in tanic acid which serves as a good appetizer.Pepper has got medicinal value .

INGREDIENTS

Pepper - 1 tsp.

Thuvar dhal - 2 tsps.

Jeera (cummin seeds) - 1/2 tsp.

Tamarind - lemon sized ball

Tomatoes - 2

PROCEDURE

First of all chop the tomatoes into small pieces.

Dissolve the tamarind in a cup of water and drain the tamarind water into a new bowl to get rid of the mud and residue.

Add the pepper(powdered into coarse powder),thuvar dhal(fried dry),cummin seeds,tumeric powder,salt