HAALU MENASINA SAARU/MILK PEPPER RASAM/PAAL MILUGU RASAM/PAALU MIRIYALU CHAARU

Rasam is a traditional dish. It is a comfort food for some, an appetizer and for some it is a daily requirement. Rasam is generally prepared with lentil stock. Posted here is a simple pepper rasam - milk is used instead of stock.

• Ease - very easy
• time - can be prepared in a giffy/ 10 mins
• Serves - 4- 6 people

Ingredients

• Pepper - 1spoon
• Cumin/jeera - 1 spoon
• Urad dal - 1 spoon
• Hing/asafoetida - a few grains
• curry leaves - 2 sprigs
• Grated desicated coconut - 1/2 cup
• Milk - 1 cup
• Ghee - 1 spoon
• Mustard seeds 1/2 spoon

Method

• Heat 2 cups of water in a deep pan
• Roast pepper, cumin, urad dal with hing and keep aside
• In the same wok prepare seasoning, heat ghee and add mustard, let it splutter, add curry leaves
• Grind roasted ingredients with ccoconut into a smooth paste and add to the boiling water
• After it comes to boil add milk and salt to taste
• Rasam is ready to serve.

Tips

• You want to save time further?
• Add coconut milk instead of coconut
• Add pepper powder, hing powder and cumin powder to seasoning and heat for a sec
• Add a spoon of rice flour paste to thicken the rasam
• You can serve this as pepper soup - do not add seasoning