THIPPILI RASAM

INGREDIENTS :

Tomato - 1 big

Tamarind - a small piece

Salt to taste

Coriander leaves/ Mint leaves - few

Turmeric powder - 1 tsp

Hing - 1 tsp

To Powder:

Toor dal - 2 tsps

Jeera - 1 tsp

Peppercorns - 1 tsp

Thippili ( Long pepper - 1 tsp)

Dry roast the ingredients and finely powder them.

To Temper:

Mustard - 1tsp

Methi seeds - 1 tsp

Dried Red Chillies - 2 (Optional)

Curry leaves - few

Crushed garlic cloves - 3

METHOD OF PREPARATION :

1) Heat oil in a pan. Once hot , add mustard, jeera, red chillies, methi seeds, garlic and curry leaves. 

2) Add the tamarind juice, blended tomatoes and the grinded powder with turmeric powder and a cup of water.

3) Bring it to boil. When it starts boiling, switch off the flame and mix in salt. Garnish with Coriander leaves.

 

HONEY WATER

INGREDIENTS :

Hot water 
Honey

METHOD OF PREPARATION :

Mix 2 tbsps of Honey with Hot water .

 A glass of this honey water in the morning instead of coffee/tea helps you to reduce weight .A home remedy from my grandmother and mom.

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GARLIC RASAM

This rasam is good for digestion , gastric trouble and severe cold and cough .

INGREDIENTS :

Garlic Cloves -- 8 nos

Red Chillies - 3 

Curry leaves and coriander leaves 

Tomato - 1 

Salt to taste

Rasam Powder - 3 tsps

Turmeric powder - 1/2 tsp 

Asafoetida - a pinch

Mustard - 1 tsp 

Methi Seeds - 1 tsp 

Ginger - a small piece 

Tamarind - a small piece

METHOD OF PREPARATION :

1 ) Grind garlic , tomato , ginger and coriander leaves . 

2) Heat oil in a pan . Once hot , add Mustard and Methi seeds . When it splutters , add red chillies and curry leaves .

3) Then , add the grinded masala with tamarind juice , rasam powder,turmeric powder and asafoetida. 

4) Cook in slow flame till it boils . When it starts boiling , add coriander leaves and turn off the flame . 

5) Finally , add salt . Sending this to Radhika Vasanth's and Sudeshna's Food for ailments and Old age.

COCONUT MILK PORRIDGE / TENGAI PAAL KANJI

Goodness of Coconut milk :

It gives best results for mouth ulcers . You have to drink a cup in empty stomach , early morning .To know more click here.




This kanji helps to reduce congestion in chest . This is one of the recipe from Chettinad . I learnt this recipe from my friend from Sivagangai .


INGREDIENTS :

Rice - 1 cup
Coconut milk - 2 cups
Water - 1 1/2 cup
Salt to taste

To Temper :

Mustard - 1 tsp
Jeera - 1 tsp
Green chillies -1 tsp
Peppercorns - 1tsp
Curry leaves
Onion - 1 small

METHOD OF PREPARATION :

1 ) Boil rice with coconut milk and water till they form kanji consistency . Rice must be cooked well.
2) Temper it with the above said ingredient.

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TURMERIC MILK

Turmeric milk, referred as Golden Milk, is an easily homemade drink as a remedy and gives good relief from cold , dry cough and sore throat . Turmeric is a medicinal herb and have more values . It reduces congestion in chest , good for digestion ,menstural disorders. 

Curcumin , the main ingredient in turmeric, has powerful anti-inflammatory nature and a strong antioxidant. Pepper also have many medicinal values . When added with turmeric , it enhances its potency .

INGREDIENTS :

Peppercorns -- 10 (Crushed)

Turmeric powder - 1/4 tsp( Please find the spoon used in the photo)

Panagarkandu / Palm sugar -- 1 tsp

Ginger powder - 1/4 tsp

Hot Milk

METHOD OF PREPARATION : 

1)Add turmeric powder, panagarkandu, ginger powder and crushed pepper to a glass or cup. 

2) Add Hot milk to the cup, stir it up and keep aside for 5 minutes. All the flavours will get mixed with the milk. 

3) Serve as a warm milk. Warm milk will give good results.


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SUKKU MALLI COFFEE / DRIED GINGER COFFEE POWDER

SUKKU COFFEE POWDER :


This measurement serves good for 2-3 weeks /a month if properly stored .

INGREDIENTS :

Dry ginger - 100 gms
Coriander seeds -- 75 gms
Sukku karupatti / Palm sugar -- as per your taste
Elachi powder -- 3 tbsps
Pepper - 1 tbsp
Fennel seeds - 2 tsps

METHOD OF PREPARATION :

Dry grind the ingredients and store them in a airtight container .

SUKKU COFFEE :


This coffee is famous in Coutrallam , near Tenkasi , TamilNadu . This coffee is an energy booster , cures severe cold and cough , relief from sore throat , constipation , head ache and body ache . My grandmother used to have this daily . You can even mix this with your regular coffee / tea powder . Drinking raw coffee without milk gives best results .

This measurement is for 5-6 cups of coffee .

INGREDIENTS :

Dry ginger - 4-5 pieces
Coriander seeds -- 2 tbsps
Sukku karupatti / Palm sugar -- 2 tbsps
Elachi - 2
Pepper - 1/2 tsp
Fennel seeds - 1/4 tsp

METHOD OF PREPARATION :

1) Dry grind the ingredients and keep them aside .2) Add 1 tsp of powder with 1 cup of water and allow it to boil .
3) Then filter them and serve hot .Milk is optional .
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Pepper Rasam


and RV'sCooking with Coriander Seeds , initially started by Priya .

MOONG DAL RASAM

This is one of my grandmother's  special recipe. This is a home healing food . When we are down with severe viral fever , our body will become weak .This rasam will help us to regain our energy and boast our immune system.

INGREDIENTS : 

Moong dal -- 1/2 cup 

Turmeric powder-1 tsp 

Tomato - 2 

Ginger - a small piece 

Jeera -- 2 tsps 

Mustard - 1 tsp M

seeds - 1 tsp 

Pepper-- 1 tsp 

Rasam powder- 1 tsp 

Lemon juice - 1/2 lemon

Salt to taste 

Asafoetida - 1 tsp 

METHOD OF PREPARATION : 

1) Heat oil in a pan. Roast dal for few minutes till the flavour rules out. Add water and cook it with a pinch of turmeric powder and oil till it gets softened. 

2) Meanwhile , blend tomatoes,pepper, ginger-garlic, coriander seeds smoothly in a blender. Add it to the dal.

3) Heat oil in a pan. Once hot, add mustard, jeera, red chillies, methi seeds and curry leaves. Once it splutters, add it to the dal. Add chopped coriander leaves and rasam Powder. Bring it to boil.

4) When it starts to boil, switch off the flame. Mix salt to it and add lemon juice. Stir it well.

Serve hot with Rice .

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