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MIRIYALA CHARU

Serves 4

Ingredients : 

  • Tamarind - 1 lemon sized
  • Water - 3-4cups
  • Turmeric powder - a pinch
  • Split green chillies - 2nos
  • Curry leaves - 1sprig
  • Chopped Coriander leaves
  • Salt to taste
  • Sugar - a pinch

For seasoning : 

  • Oil - 2 tsp 
  • Mustard seeds - 1/4 tsp 
  • Fenugreek seeds - 1/4 tsp 
  • Cumin seeds - 1/4 tsp 
  • Broken red chillies - 2nos
  • Asafetida - a pinch
  • Curry leaves - few 

For Rasam Masala (Charu podi)

  • Black pepper - 1tsp 
  • Coriander seeds- 3tsp 
  • Cumin seeds- 2tsp 
  • Red chillies - 3nos
  • Red gram dal - 2tbs

Method of Preparation :

Slightly roast all the ingredients for rasam masala and grind to a fine powder. Store this masala in an air tight container.

Heat oil in a pan and season mustard seeds. When they splutter, add all the other ingredients for seasoning and fry for a few minutes. 

Add tamarind dissolved in water, chopped green chillies, turmeric powder, salt to taste, sugar and 1tsp of rasam powder. Bring to a boil, add coriander leaves and curry leaves. Remove from fire after few seconds.