Hi,

This is another fav dish , a recipe shared by my mother-in-law.

Here are the ingredients:

Toor Dal : 1 cup

tomatoes : 2.

to grind:

pepper corns(black, whole) - 5 to 6 or based on the level of spiciness

urad dal (white) : 1 1/2 tspns

cumin seeds : 1/2 tspn

hing : 1 pinch

curry leaves : 3 to 4

Fry all the above ingredients in 2 tspsns of oil. Fry them till you get a  nice aroma and the urad dal has turned brown . Be careful while frying as the pepper corns might burst.

Allow the above dry masala to cool.

In the mean time, Cook the toor dal and tomatoes with 1 cup of  water in the pressure cooker.

Grind the dry masala with 1/2 cup coconut and water to a smooth paste.

Add the paste to the cooked daal and tomatoes. Cook till the mixture comes to a boil.

For the seasoning:

mustard seeds : 1 tspn

cumin seeds: 1/2 tspsn

dry red chillies : 2

Add a 2 tpsns of oil or ghee in a pan. Allow it to heat.

Add all the above ingredients to the oil/ghee

Cook till the mustard seeds start to splutter.

Add the seasoning to the cooked mixture.

Pepper rasam is ready. Serve it with hot rice(white/brown).

Note: This is my fav dish, after I have recovered from fever, especially when the food tastes bitter.