Easy Rasam - No Boiling & No Peeling

One of the quickest and tantalizing.
Pepped up for obvious reasons of so much of pepper.
Its garlicy - brings best out of spices.
Tangy - with all the tomato, tamarind.
Fresh Greens - Curry leaves and coriander.
This is a wonder recipe.
Its got all the health benefits and my version of Rasam hardly takes 5 mins of preparation time.
Yess! 5 Mins of preparation time and 10 Mins of cooking time.

Ingredients:

Spice Bowl:

Coriander Seeds - 1 Tb Sp
Mustard Sees - 1 Tea Sp
Jeera - 2 Tea Sp
Pepper - 2 Tea Sp
Red Chilly Flakes - 2-3

Main Ingredients:

Garlic Pods (Crushed) - 5-6
Curry Leaves(Shredded) - 10
Tamarind - 2-3 Flakes
Tomato(Chopped) - 1 Big one / 2 Medium
Chopped Coriander
Salt - 1 Tea Sp
Red Chilly Powder - 1/2 Tea Sp
Coriander Powder - 1 Tb Sp
Oil - 1 or 2 Tb Sp

Preparation :

Yeppers!!! I use that freaking oil very sparsingly.
I hate that hot oil smell.
Hence i don't prepare any deep fries .
Yep that means most of the southy breakfasts like dosey, vada , puri are out of my kitchen
Hate that smell - Period!!!

Head a wok - add oil to it.
Keep the flame as high as possible.
Once you're sure its enough hot - thrown in spices.
Tip: I usually collect all the spices in a bowl - to avoid any fumbling.

Once they splutter - add in garlic, tamarind, tomatoes.
Add salt, red chilly powder, curry leaves and cover.

Tip: I add curry leaves at this juncture as against to traditional procedure.
i.e., at the time of tampering.
That would deprive curry leaves off its fragrance and freshness.

After two minutes check if the tomatoes have cooked to mushy state.
Once they turn mushy its about time to add water.
Hmm! one more strange thing - i use beer-glasses to add water.
Hence my two glasses of water are a lil more than 2 glasses :P :P

Bring to boil - once you see notice a boil - add coriander powder.
Simmer for another 5 mins.
Add chopped coriander, pepper powder - mix well.

Vroooooom!!! I'm done.

Hot piping rasam with over cooked rice - yum, yumm, yummm.