Peppery
Garlic Rasam
Recipe For Post-Meal Comfort And Cold Days

Name: Peppery ~Garlic Rasam~ Recipe For Post-Meal Comfort And Cold Days
Total time: 43 min
Yield: 1
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients: 1 Tamarind, small lemon-sized piece; 3 cups Water; 2 tbsp Toor dal (split pigeon peas); 6 to 8 Garlic cloves, lightly crushed with skin; 1 1/2 tsp Black peppercorns; 1 tsp Cumin seeds; 1 Tomato, medium, finely chopped; ¼ tsp Turmeric powder; 1½ tsp Rasam powder; to taste Salt; 8 to 10 Fresh curry leaves; 1 tbsp Fresh coriander leaves, finely chopped; 1½ tsp Ghee; ½ tsp Mustard seeds; 1 Dried red chilli, broken; a pinch Asafoetida (hing)

43 mins

Cooking Time

Easy

Difficulty

Ingredients

Vegetarian

Diet

Peppery Garlic Rasam relies on restraint rather than intensity. Crushed pepper and cumin deliver warmth, garlic adds depth, and tamarind keeps the broth sharp. The dal stays light, acting as a binder rather than a thickener. Careful heat control preserves aroma, making the rasam clear, fragrant, and deeply restorative.

Ingredients

UNITSIngredients

1Tamarind, small lemon-sized piece

3 cupsWater

2 tbspToor dal (split pigeon peas)

6 to 8Garlic cloves, lightly crushed with skin

1 1/2 tspBlack peppercorns

1 tspCumin seeds

1Tomato, medium, finely chopped

¼ tspTurmeric powder

1½ tspRasam powder

to tasteSalt

8 to 10Fresh curry leaves

1 tbspFresh coriander leaves, finely chopped

1½ tspGhee

½ tspMustard seeds

1Dried red chilli, broken

a pinchAsafoetida (hing)

Garlic Rasam

Peppery Garlic Rasam Recipe For Post-Meal Comfort And Cold Days

Ingredients

Peppery
Garlic Rasam
Recipe For Post-Meal Comfort And Cold Days