Garlic rasam

Garlic is a common cooking ingredient with numerous health benefits. Examples include managing cholesterol, boosting heart health, supporting the immune system, protecting against the common cold, and more. Garlic is an antibiotic too. 

Tamarind – Big gooseberry size

Garlic - 10 cloves

Red Chillies – 2

Coriander seeds – 1 teaspoon

Tomato – 1 (fully ripe)

Coriander leaves – few

Asafoetida powder – a pinch

Turmeric powder – a pinch

Oil – 1 teaspoon

Mustard – ½ teaspoon

Salt – 1 teaspoon or as per taste

Ghee – 1 teaspoon


Soak tamarind and salt in water and squeeze out the juice completely by adding enough water. Grind pepper, jeera, red chillies and coriander seeds coarsely. Rasam powder is ready.

In a skillet add the tamarind water, pepper jeera powder, turmeric powder. Mix well and add water to make it thin. Chop the tomatoes and add to it. Crush the garlics and add to the rasam mix.  Add the grinded rasam powder and add to it. Bring to boil. Check whether the garlics are cooked. 

When it starts boiling add fried coriander leaves and remove from flame.

Add half cup cold water so that it will not overcook. Season it with mustard, asafoetida powder. Pair it with spicy potatoe curry.








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