PEPPER RASAM (MENASINA SAARU)
Cloudy gloomy rainy weather??Here is a perfect recipe to awaken your senses.Also this is a perfect recipe/home remedy for running nose /sore throat:) This is very easy to make and the ingredients are always readily available at home!I usually prepare the Rasam powder ready in bulk and use it as and when required. INGREDIENTS FOR THE RASAM POWDER: Urad Dal - 2 cups Whole Peppercorns - 1/4 cup Dessicated coconut/Dry coconut - 1/2 cup HOW TO MAKE: Take a frying pan .Add urad dal and peppercorns and dry roast it until you start smelling a nice aroma.(Make sure you do not burn the mixture). Turn off the stove. Add the dessicated coconut to the above mixture and mix well. Allow the mixture to cool to room temperature. Once it is cooled.Take a mixer grinder and grind the mixture to a smooth powder.(NOTE: SO NOT ADD ANY WATER..It should be a dry smooth powder) Now the Pepper rasam powder is ready . Store the powder in an air tight container.