MIRIYALA CHARU

Serves 4

Ingredients : 

• Tamarind - 1 lemon sized
• Water - 3-4cups
• Turmeric powder - a pinch
• Split green chillies - 2nos
• Curry leaves - 1sprig
• Chopped Coriander leaves
• Salt to taste
• Sugar - a pinch

For seasoning : 

• Oil - 2 tsp 
• Mustard seeds - ¹/₄ tsp 
• Fenugreek seeds - ¹/₄ tsp 
• Cumin seeds - ¹/₄ tsp 
• Broken red chillies - 2nos
• Asafetida - a pinch
• Curry leaves - few 

For Rasam Masala (Charu podi)

• Black pepper - 1tsp 
• Coriander seeds- 3tsp 
• Cumin seeds- 2tsp 
• Red chillies - 3nos
• Red gram dal - 2tbs

Method of Preparation :

Slightly roast all the ingredients for rasam masala and grind to a fine powder. Store this masala in an air tight container.

Heat oil in a pan and season mustard seeds. When they splutter, add all the other ingredients for seasoning and fry for a few minutes. 

Add tamarind dissolved in water, chopped green chillies, turmeric powder, salt to taste, sugar and 1tsp of rasam powder. Bring to a boil, add coriander leaves and curry leaves. Remove from fire after few seconds.