Pepper Garlic Rasam

Ingredients:

Tomatoes - 1
Tamarind water - 1 cup
Garlic - 2 Pods
Jeera or Cumin Seeds
Turmeric Powder - 1/2 tsp
Green chilli - 1
Dry Red Chilli - 1
Curry leaves - 1 strip
Coriander Leaves for Garnishing
Asaefoetida - a pinch
Mustard seeds - 1tsp
Salt to taste


Method:

1. Crush Jeera, Black Pepper, Garlic, Curry Leaves, Green Chilli.
2. Take a lemon sized tamarind, and squeeze them in a cup of water.
3. In a pan, boil this tamarind water, add salt, turmeric powder, asafoetida, rasam powder, chopped tomatoes. Let it boil for few minutes till the tomatoes are cooked.
4. Add this crushed ingredients and mix well.
5. After the rasam gets boiled, add some dhal stock into that.
6. Pour some 150 - 180ml of water. Let it boil for a few mins.
7. In another pan, crackle mustard seeds with ghee,  add asafoetida, dried red chilli and pour into the rasam.
8. Garnish it with coriander leaves. Pepper Garlic Rasam is ready to serve.
*Note: When it is served hot, it is good for soar throat, cold and cough.

Potato Peas Curry

Ingredients:(serves 2)
Potatoes - 2
Peas - 1/4 cup
Mustard Seeds - 1 tsp
Urad dhal - 1 tsp
Asafoetida - a pinch
Salt to taste
Turmeric Powder - 1/2 tsp
Chilli Powder - 2 tsp
Oil - 1 tbsp
Ghee - 1 tsp

Method:
1. Boil the potatoes. Peel off the skin. Cut into big cubes.
2. Boil the peas separately.
3. In a pan, add oil, mustard seeds, urad dhal, asafoetida, boiled and chopped potatoes, boiled peas and mix well.
4. Add turmeric powder, salt and chill powder.
5. Mix it gently, so that the potatoes does not break.
6. Finally add ghee to enrich the taste.