Menasina Saaru
(Pepper Rasam)

Payaswini's Recipes





Ingredients:
1 tsp. Black gram (Urad dal)
1-2 tsp. pepper corns
2 tsp. cumin seeds
1 tsp. coriander seeds
1-2 tbsp. dry coconut
1 tsp. ghee
1 tsp. jaggery
6-8 curry leaves
1 cup milk
Salt to taste
For Seasoning:
1 tsp. ghee
1/2 tsp. mustard seeds
Method:
Heat ghee in a pan. Fry black gram, pepper, cumin, coriander seeds till light brown color.
Grind this to a smooth powder with dry coconut.
In a sauce pan combine ground powder, jaggery, curry leaves and some water.
Bring it to boil for 10 minutes. Add salt, milk and boil it for 5 miuntes. Remove from the heat.
Heat ghee in a pan, add seasonings when it starts to split, stir into the rasam.
Serve hot with rice.