Strawberry Rasam

Ingredients: Strawberry - 5-6 medium sized cut into small pieces. Garlic flakes - 6 Tamarind - 1"ball piece Pepper corn - 6-8 Jeera / Cumin - 1/2 tsp Turmeric powder - 1/3 tsp Red chilli powder - 1/2 tsp Curry leaves - few Coriander leaves - few say 6-8 strands Asafoetida / Hing - a small pinch Sugar - 1/2 tsp (optional) Salt to taste.

For seasoning:

Mustard - 1 tsp Whole red chilies -2 Curry leaves Cooking oil - 2tsp Method: Crush the pepper and jeera and keep aside. Dissolve tamarind in hot water & give it a good squeeze so it dissolves. Keep this ready for rasam. Heat a pan add 2 tsp of cooking oil. Add the garlic. When it is slightly cooked, add the strawberry pieces, turmeric powder, red chili powder, salt, pepper, and jeera crushed.Give everything a toss. Cover and cook for two minutes. The strawberry will turn mushy immediately add the tamarind water and discard pulp.When the rasam boils add the asafoetida powder and curry leaves. When the raw smell goes off add coriander leaves and sugar switch off flame .Keep it covered until served. Serve strawberry rasam along with rice and other side dishes.