Milagu Rasam | How to make rasam | Pepper Rasam | மிளகு ரசம்
Simple beginner level south Indian rasam made with black pepper and cumin seeds. Pepper Rasam is very commonly prepared in most South Indian homes. Its usually enjoyed with piping hot steamed rice and dry curry. This rasam is primarily made with fresh ground black peppercorns, cumin seeds & garlic which helps in alleviating symptoms of common cold, fever and cough. Lets learn to make this simple rasam.
Prep Time5 minutesmins
Cook Time10 minutesmins
Total Time15 minutesmins
Course: dinner, kulambu, lunch, Main Course, Soup
Cuisine: Chennai, Indian, south indian, Tamilnadu
Keyword: how to make rasam, milagu rasam recipe, pepper rasam, rasam
Servings: 4
Author: Mullai Madavan
Equipment
1 Sauce pan / Kadai
Ingredients
To grind
1tspBlack Peppercorns
1tsp Cumin seeds
1/2tspCoriander seeds
To soak
1lime sizeTamarind
1/2cupwater
To temper
2tspOil
1/4tspGhee
2smallDry Red Chili
1/2tspMustard seeds
1/4tspFenugreek seeds
1/2tsp Cumin seeds
1sprigCurry leaves
To boil
3smallTomatorip and juicy
10clovesGarliccrushed
1/4tspAsafoetida
1/4tspTurmeric powder
1.5tsp Salt
1pinchSugar
2tbspCoriander leaves
1sprigCurry leaves
2cupsWater
Instructions
To soak
Soak lime size tamarind in water for 10 minutes. Squeeze out the pulp and set aside. To soften quickly, microwave for 30 seconds.
To grind
Coarse grind black pepper , cumin and coriander seeds using a mortar and pestle or run in a mixer jar using pulse option.
Prep
Crush fresh garlic and set aside.
Take a bowl, add tamarind pulp along with tomatoes, Crush using your hand until it becomes mushy.
Add crushed garlic along with turmeric powder, asafoetida, salt and sugar.
Dilute the consistency adding 2 cups of water.
Set this aside.
To temper and cook
Heat oil and ghee in a pan.
Temper with mustard seeds, fenugreek, dry red chili, cumin and curry leaves.
Immediately add the tamarind mixture that was set aside.
Bring it to a rolling boil, add coriander and curry leaves.
Boil for 2 to 3 minutes and turn off the heat.
Simple, healthy Milagu rasam is ready to be served.