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Garlic Rasam

Rasam with garlic in it
Prep Time 20 minutes
Total Time 20 minutes
Cuisine Tamil
Servings 3 people

Ingredients
  

  • 20 nos Garlic cloves
  • 1 cup Steamed Red gram Thuvaraparippu
  • 6 tsp Grated coconut
  • 1 tsp Gram dal
  • 1 tsp Red gram Thuvaraparippu
  • 1 tsp Cumin seeds Jeerakam
  • 1 tsp Black pepper
  • 6 nos Red chillies Kollamulaku
  • 1 tsp Coriander seeds
  • 1/2 tsp Mustard seeds
  • 2 Tomatoes small
  • 1 lime Tamarind
  • 3 tsp Ghee
  • 2 stems Curry leaves
  • 2 - Coriander leaves

Instructions
 

  • Cook red gram and keep it aside.
  • Roast red gram, gram dal, cumin seeds, black pepper, red chillies, coriander seeds in ghee.
  • Add grated coconut and grind.
  • Peel the garlic and roast the garlic cloves well in 2 tsp ghee.
  • To the ground paste, add about 5 cloves of roasted garlic and grind once again.
  • Boil the tamarind water along with salt and tomatoes.
  • Add the remaining cloves to the boiling mixture.
  • Next, add the steamed red gram and the ground paste and cook for a little while.
  • Add water such that the total quantity comes to around 8 cups.
  • Add curry leaves and fresh coriander leaves.
  • Crackle mustard seeds in ghee and add it to the rasam.
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