Pudina Rasam

Indications

• Anorexia
  
• Vomiting
  
• Manda Agni (Weak digestive power)
  
• Stomach disorders
  
• Cough
  
• Cold
  
• Liver disorders
  
• Gall bladder disorders
  
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Ingredients

Tamarind – 10 gm
Tomato – 1
Rock salt – to taste
Thoor dal – ¼ cup
Pepper – 1 spoon
Cumin seeds – 1 spoon
Pudina – 5 gm
Onion – 1
Ghee –1 spoon
Mustard – ½ spoon
Asafoetida – 2 pinch
Curry leaves – 1 sprig
Coriander leaves – few
Water – sufficient quantity

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Preparation

1. Squeeze the tamarind in water
   
2. Add chopped tomatoes and rock salt to it
   
3. Allow it to boil on a low flame till the tomatoes becomes soft
   
4. Boil and mash the thoor dal separately
   
5. Fry pepper, cumin in little ghee
   
6. Then fry pudina and onion in ghee separately
   
7. Coarsely grind it
   
8. Add this to the boiling soup
   
9. Add the smashed thoor dal also to it
   
10. Let it boil for few minutes
    
11. Remove from fire.
    
12. Add chopped curry leaves and coriander leaves.
    
13. Season it with ghee, mustard seeds and asafoetida
    
14. This can be served with rice and suitable side dish
    
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