ANDHRA'S TAMARIND RASAM

INGREDIENTS:
1) Tamarind= 2 lemon sized balls (Brown coloured without seeds)
2) Water= 5 cups
3) Coriander leaves( finely chopped)= 1/2 cup
4) Curry leaves( finely chopped)= 1/2 cup
5) Jeera powder= 1 tsp
6) Pepper powder= 1tsp
7) Roasted dhaniya powder= 1stp
8) Mustard seeds=1/4th tsp
9) Jeera= 1/4th tsp
10) Salt= According to taste
11) Oil= 2tsp
12) Garlic cloves(crushed)= 3

METHOD:
1) Immerse the tamarind in a bowl containing water for 15 min & extract the juice. Filter this juice.
2) Take enough water for rasam in a medium sized bowl. Add tamarind juice, coriander leaves, curry leaves jeera powder, pepper powder and roasted dhaniya powder. Boil on a medium flame for 20 min.
3) Add salt to taste.
4) Heat oil in a small frying pan.
5) Add mustard seeds & jeera seeds when the oil becomes hot.
6) Now add crushed garlic cloves & fry till raw smell of garlic stops coming.
7) Add this seasoning to the rasam prepared before, cover it with a lid & serve hot with rice.

TIP- This rasam can be drunk hot during cold,cough and sour throat to get some relief.