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Menasina Saaru (Pepper Rasam/Soup)
Ingredients:
Toor daal - 2 tsp. Tomato - 1 medium sized. Pepper - 6 to 8. Jeera - 3 tsp. Garlic - 1 big clove. Green chillies - 3. Tamarind - 1 lime sized. Ghee - 1 tsp. Oil - 1 tsp. Salt - to taste. Jaggery - 1 tsp. Mustard seeds - 1 tsp. Curry leaves. Coriander leaves.
Preparation :Roast green chillies and curry leaves.
Roast Jeera and pepper till golden brown.
Grind all the roasted items them with half the garlic.
Pressure cook toor daal and tomato with little bit more water.
Method :Heat the vegitable oil in a pan ,add the mustard seeds +curry leaves+ left out garlic.
Add the grinded powder of jeera + pepper+ garlic.
Make the nice paste of pressure cooked toor daal+ tomato and add this to the pan.
Add the thick tamarind paste + jaggery + salt and boil it for 5 to 10 minutes.
sprinkle finely chopped coriander leaves.
Serve this Rasam with hot rice or drink as soup
UDUPI SAMBAR
Ingredients:
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Toor Daal . Tamarind water . Coriander leaves . Oil and ghee . Small whole onions . Red chillies . Curry leaves. Hing . Jaggery . Salt to taste.
Grind these ingredients coarsely.
Dhania (coriander seeds) - 3 tsp . Methi seeds - 1tsp . Jeerige - 3 tsp . Red chillies - 5 . Shredded coconut. Curry leaves.
Preparation:
Pressure cook Toor daal and mash it very well.
Roast and grid all the ingredients mentioned.
Heat the pan, Add 1tsp oil +1tsp Ghee , Mustard seeds, red chillies, curry leaves, whole onions and fry them.
Add tamarind water and boil it till the tamarind smell goes away.
Add the grinded masala and boil for 2 minutes.
Add toor daal and mix everything well and boil for 10 mintes.
Add the coriander leaves and serve with rice and ghee.
Serve hot rice and Udupi sambar with ghee.(very traditional).