Easy Pepper Rasam Recipe | Village Style Milagu Rasam

Recipe Snapshot

  • Prep time: 5 minutes
  • Cook time: 15 minutes
  • Total time: 20 minutes
  • Yield: 4 Servings
  • Category: rasam
  • Cuisine: south indian

Ingredients

  • 2 tbsp pepper
  • 2 tbsp cumin
  • 6 cloves garlic
  • 2 tomato (chopped)
  • 1 cup tamarind extract
  • 2 chilli
  • 2 tbsp oil
  • 1 tsp mustard
  • 1 tsp cumin
  • 1 dried red chilli
  • pinch hing
  • few curry leaves
  • ½ tsp turmeric
  • 1 tsp salt
  • 4 cup water
  • 1 cup cooked toor dal
  • 2 tbsp coriander (chopped)

Method

  1. Firstly, in a mortar pestle, take 2 tbsp pepper, 2 tbsp cumin and 6 cloves garlic.
  2. Pound coarsely, making sure everything is coarsely crushed.
  3. In a large bowl take 2 tomatoes, 1 cup tamarind extract and 2 chilli.
  4. Squeeze the tomatoes until they turn mushy. keep aside.
  5. In a large kadai heat 2 tbsp oil. add 1 tsp mustard, 1 tsp cumin, 1 dried red chilli, pinch hing and a few curry leaves. splutter the tempering.
  6. Now add squeezed tomato tamarind mixture, ½ tsp turmeric and 1 tsp salt.
  7. Cover and boil for 5 minutes or until the raw smell disappears.
  8. Furthermore, add 4 cup water and adjust the consistency.
  9. Once the water comes to a boil, add 1 cup cooked toor dal and mix well adjusting the consistency.
  10. Add in pepper garlic masala and mix well.
  11. Boil for 2 minutes, or until the rasam turns aromatic.
  12. Finally, add 2 tbsp coriander and enjoy Pepper Rasam Recipe with steamed rice.

Kiyaan Singh’s Kitchen Note

Keep this recipe as a working base: cook once as written, then adjust spice, texture, and serving style for your own table.