Comfort food series: fruity, light and flavorful south indian style soup(rasam)

Ingredients

• Pears - 1 cut into chunks
• Tomato - 1 cut into chunks
• Green chilli pepper - 1 slit thinly
• Tamarind juice - 2 cups
• Jaggery - 1/2 teaspoon
• 2 tablespoons, black pepper
• 2 teaspoons, cumin seeds
• cumin seeds - 1 teaspoon
• salt
• turmeric
• curry leaves
• a few sprigs
• cilantro

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Preparation

• In a pan, add the tamarind juice and to it, add the cut pear and tomato, green chilli pepper, salt, turmeric , jaggery and spice mix. Let the rasam soup boil well for atleast 10 mins, till it becomes bubbly.
• In another frying pan, add a little cooking oil and when it heats up, add the cumin seeds and when they crackle, add the other seasonings and then add all these seasonings to the soup.
• Serve hot or at room temperature with rice or as a warm appetiser/beverage.