Simple, practical, and full of everyday flavour, Pepper Rasam Recipe | Village Style Milagu Rasam is a vegetarian south indian rasam made with pepper, cumin, and garlic in about 20 minutes. The recipe lays out the ingredients and each cooking step clearly, so you can adjust seasoning, texture, and serving size for your own kitchen.

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.