Garlic Rasam / Poondu Rasam

         Day 3 of Blogging Marathon Under the theme "Rasam" and today's special rasam , Garlic /Poondu Rasam. This super tasty n flavor rich rasam is especially for all garlic lovers. This is also one of my fav rasam, i just love its flavor n taste of garlic which dominates more in the rasam. After a long time i made this rasam and the rasam came out perfectly. Like Kollu Rasam i use crushed cumin n pepper and do not add rasam powder. For garlic rasam, "Naatu Poondu" will be the best one for real flavor n taste. But here we don't find that garlic variety so use any garlic available but i recommend to use garlic with its skin do not peel n chop....just crush n use. The recipe as follows...

Ingredients

1. Tamarind    one gooseberry sized soaked in 1/2 warm water
2. Tomato   1 medium size
3. Garlic    1 pod or 10 cloves
4. Cumin seeds/Jeera    1 tbsp
5. Pepper corns    2 tsp
6. Turmeric powder   1/8 tsp
7. Salt   to taste
8. Cilantro   6-7 stems(chopped)

To Temper

1. Oil    1-2 tsp
2. Mustard seeds    1/4 tsp
3. Dry Red Chilli    2-3 no.s
4. Curry leaves    1 sprig
5. Hing   1/4 tsp

Method

• In a blender, add cumin seeds,peppercorns n 3 garlic cloves and grind it coarsely.
• Then crush other garlic cloves using"Pestle N Mortar or Maththu" and keep ready.

• Extract tamarind juice, mash tomato and keep ready.

• Heat oil in a kadai, add the tempering ingredients and wait till the mustard seeds splutter and fry chilli and curry leaves.
• Then add ground cumin-pepper-garlic n all crushed garlic and saute it for 1-2 minutes in medium heat.

• After that add tamarind juice,mashed tomato and enough water n salt.
• Mix it well and add turmeric powder n cilantro.
• Bring this mixture to boil to and once it starts boiling turn off the stove and let it rest for few more minutes.

• That's it...Super Flavor rich and Tasty Garlic Rasam ready.

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