Receta Ajwain Leaves rasam (soup)

by anil menon

Ajwain leaves rasam or soup one recipe that you can have during cold and fever. This recipe can be prepared with or without dal but by addition cooked dal enhances the taste of this rasam. Ingredients: 8-10 Ajwain leaves 2 medium sized tomato1/2 lemon sized tamarind1/2 lemon sized Jaggery1/2 tsp cumin seeds1/2 tsp mustard seeds1 red chilli1/2 tsp crushed pepper corns1/4 tsp turmeric powder1 green chili4-5 curry leaves2 tsp cooking oil / gheeSalt as per your taste. Instructions:Wash and chop Ajwain leaves and tomato. Also keep all other ingredients ready.Next heat a frying pan. Add in oil, broken red chili, mustard seeds and cumin seeds. When the mustard seed splutters add in slit green chili and curry leaves. Followed by add in crushed black pepper and turmeric powder. Saute for few seconds.green chili and curry leaves for rasamAdd chopped tomato and fry until tomatoes are soft.Add in finely chopped Ajwain leaves and fry until leaves are soft.Add salt, tamarind extract and jaggery. Also add in required water.Bring it to boil. Serve it with hot rice.