Molagu(Pepper)Rasam

Ingredients for 2:

1/2 spoon urad dal
1/2 spoon channa dal
1 tea spoon jeera
1/2 spoon corriander seeds
about 20 pepper corns
Tomato - 1
Mustard
Ghee
Tamarind - small lemon size or about 3/4th tea spoon
Curry leaves, corriander leaves
Salt

Method:
Dry roast urad dal,channa dal, jeera, corriander seeds,curry leaves and the pepper corns till the dal turns light brown.
Allow it to cool
Grind them into fine powder

In a bowl, boil a cup of water and add the tamrind paste or tamarind.
In a sauce pan, add one table spoon of ghee. When the ghee heats up, add mustard.
When the mustard seeds splutter, add the sliced tamoto and saute them well.
Add the tamarind water to the tamotoes and add another cup of water.
Now add salt and allow the mixture to boil.
Add the powder and allow it to boil again till all the contents come together.
Garnish with corriander leaves.

Serve hot with rice and paapads!

(Note: the number of peppercorns really depends on how much spice you can tolerate. So it can be changed according to your taste.)