Pepper Rasam

Ingredients:

Cooked Toor dal 3-5 tbsps

Garlic 2-3 cloves
Black pepper 10-15
Turmeric powder 1/4 tsp
Tamarind pulp 2tbsps
Oil 1tbsp
salt to taste

Dry roast and powder the following ingredients:

Chana dal 1tsp
Urad dal 1tsp
Red chillies 5-10
Fenugreek seeds 1/4tsp
Cumin seeds 1/2 tsp
Mustard seeds 3/4tsp
Corriander seeds 1tsp

Talimpu:
Mustard seeds 1tsp
Asafoetida 1/4 tsp
oil 1tsp

Method of preparation:

Heat oil in a vessel, add peeled and crushed garlic cloves. Add coarsely ground black pepper.
Add the ground powder, cooked toor dal, turmeric powder, tamarind pulp and 8-10cups of water. Bring to boil and strain.
Do the talimpu
Heat oil, add mustard seeds, asafoetida and when seeds start to splutter add them to rasam.
Serve hot with white rice and ghee.

Notes: You can add a bit of jaggery to make it sweet.