Pudina Rasam

Indications

• Anorexia
• Vomiting
• Manda Agni (Weak digestive power)
• Stomach disorders
• Cough
• Cold
• Liver disorders
• Gall bladder disorders

Ingredients

• Tamarind – 10 gm
• Tomato – 1
• Rock salt – to taste
• Thoor dal – ¼ cup
• Pepper – 1 spoon
• Cumin seeds – 1 spoon
• Pudina – 5 gm
• Onion – 1
• Ghee –1 spoon
• Mustard – ½ spoon
• Asafoetida – 2 pinch
• Curry leaves – 1 sprig
• Coriander leaves – few
• Water – sufficient quantity

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Preparation

1. Squeeze the tamarind in water
2. Add chopped tomatoes and rock salt to it
3. Allow it to boil on a low flame till the tomatoes becomes soft
4. Boil and mash the thoor dal separately
5. Fry pepper, cumin in little ghee
6. Then fry pudina and onion in ghee separately
7. Coarsely grind it
8. Add this to the boiling soup
9. Add the smashed thoor dal also to it
10. Let it boil for few minutes
11. Remove from fire
12. Add chopped curry leaves and coriander leaves
13. Season it with ghee, mustard seeds and asafoetida
14. This can be served with rice and suitable side dish