Miriyala Charu || Pepper Rasam || Milagu Rasam || Andhra miriyala charu in just 15 minutes without using rasam powder

Miriyala charu || pepper rasam || milagu rasam with step by step pics and tips. Today's recipe is  South Indian popular rasam variety - pepper rasam using tomatoes, garlic and without using rasam powder and dal/ pappu / paruppu just in 15 min. It is very aromatic, tangy and healthy rasam, as season changed we are getting lots of health issues mainly cold, cough and fever. Miriyala charu / pepper rasam is the best option to cure it. Whenever i am down with cold i prepare this miriyala charu as it is very easy to prepare in 15 minutes and gives very  relief from cold. Pepper, cumin and garlic are the 3 key ingredients to prepare this rasam. No need to add rasam powder to this pepper rasam, adding dal is optional. I always cook dal / mudda pappu separately as hubby like to mix dal and rasam with lots of ghee. It can be prepared in many variations, the one i am sharing here is the easy and fast process. Also check drumstick rasam, surely you will like it.

 Taking this aromatic pepper rasam / miriyala charu to #FoodieMondayBloghop fb group's  #214 #RasamRaaga theme. This week theme was suggested by Priya Iyer, she blogs at "thephotowali", do visit her space for super delicious, very tasty recipes from different regions. I love her writing, photography a lot. Priya suggested us to prepare rasam for this week, first recipe came in my mind is pepper rasam as its raining heavily in chennai. We enjoyed this miriyala charu with mudda pappu, ghee & banana chips.                                                                     

                                       Miriyala Charu / Pepper Rasam

Preparation Time : 15 minutes
Cook Time : 10 minutes
Serves : 4
Category : Rasam 
Recipe Cuisine: Indian
Main ingredients : Pepper 
Author : Aruna SarasChandra

Ingredients

for tempering

oil - 1 tsp
ghee - 1 tsp
mustard seeds - 1/2 tsp
cumin seeds - 3/4 tsp
red chilli - 2 to 3

curry leaves - 1 sprig

for rasam powder

pepper / miriyalu - 1/2 to 3/4 tsp(adjust as per your quantity)

cumin seeds - 1 tsp

garlic cloves - 5

others 

Tomatoes - 2
Green chilli - 1
tamarind - lemon size
turmeric powder - 1/4 tsp
red chilli powder -  1 pinch
jaggery - 1/8 tsp
coriander leaves - 1 tsp(chopped)
salt as per taste

Instructions

1) Soak lemon size tamarind in hot water for 10 minutes, chop tomatoes, chilli and keep it aside.

2) Coarsely powder pepper, cumin seeds and garlic using mortar pestle or in a mixer jar. As mortar pestle not available i used mixer jar.

3) Heat oil and ghee in a kadai, then add mustard seeds once it starts crackling add cumin seeds, red chilli and curry leaves one after other and fry it well.

4) Now add chopped tomatoes, green chilli and mix it well. Later add turmeric powder, salt cook it on medium to low flames till tomatoes becomes smooth.

5) Now  add tamarind pulp, grinded pepper powder mix it well and cook it for 2 minutes.

6) Now add pinch of red chilli powder, jaggery and 2 glasses of water ( adjust according to your quantity), half portion of coriander leaves to the above.

7) Now boil above pepper rasam on medium flames for 5 minutes then add remaining coriander leaves.

That's it aromatic, healthy, hot piping traditional miriyala charu / pepper rasam is ready to serve. 

Tips

** Adjust pepper quantity when you are serving to kids, as it tastes spicy and strong. 

** Adding pinch of red chilli powder enhances rasams color and taste.

** You can also add cooked toor dal, adding dal will change rasam taste. 

** You can skip adding jaggery or instead of jaggery you can use sugar(just add a pinch). 

Also check other related recipes just by clicking the link below pic..

rasam powder

 

                                                  Lemon rasam

                                                        Drumstick Rasam

                         
                             Mamidikaya pappu

Menthi akku pappu  

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