BROWN CHANNA RASAM

INGREDIENTS:-

1. Brown channa                    1 cup                    
2. Tamarind                            lemon size
3. Water                                 3 cups
4. Salt                                    2 tsp
5. Tomato                              1
6. Coriander leaves                little
7. Rasam powder                   2 tsp
8. Garlic                                4 flakes
9. Coconut                             1 tbsp

FOR SEASONING:-

1. Badaga                            little
2. Red chilies                      2 broken
3. Curry leaves                   4
4. Hing                               1/4 tsp
5. Oil                                  2 tsp

METHOD:-

• Pressure cook brown channa, 2 cups of water, salt for 8 whistles.
• Drain water and retain the channa for palya.
• Soak tamarind in 1 cup of water. Extract the juice. Cut tomato.
• Heat oil, add Badaga, red chilies, curry leaves, and fry.
• Add hing, tomato and fry for a few seconds, pour tamarind juice, crushed garlic.
• Boil for a minute and add rasam powder, coconut, channa water, and boil for a minute
• Garnish with coriander leaves, and serve with hot rice.
• Refer rasam powder from this blog.