Mango rasam

Serves-3

I felt quite surprised when I heard about this recipe.Instead of having usual paruppu rasam and garlic rasam this type of rasam really kindled my taste buds and forced me to try.So I tried it.It was really good.

Ingredients:

• Raw mango -1(small size)
• Green chilli -2
• Turmeric powder -1/4 tsp
• Curry leaves-1 spring
• Coriander leaves -2 tsp
• Salt -To taste

For making rasam powder:

• Oil -2 tsp
• Red chilli -2 nos
• Coriander seeds 1 tsp
• Cumin/Jeera -1 tsp
• Whole black pepper -1/2 tsp

To temper:

• Ghee -1/2 tsp
• Mustard seeds -1/2 tsp
• Asafoetida -A pinch

Method:

• Peel the skin of mango and cut into pieces.
• Slit the green chilli and pressure cook it with 2 cups of water.
• Cool it down and mash it .Pass it through seive and make a clear puree out of it.
• In a pan add little oil and roast the ingredients of 'rasam powder' one by one and make it acoarse powder.
• Add 1&1/2 tsp of this  powder to mango puree,add two cups of water,salt and curry leaves and bring it to boil.
• Temper it with items given under'to temper'.Add coriander leaves finally.
• Serve hot with rice and pappad.

Notes:

• Add water according to the sourness of mango. 
• For rasam powder refer my 'rasam powder' post.