Ingredients

1 small tomato, chopped into small cubes

1 1/2 tsp peppercorns

1 tsp cumin seeds

1 tsp mustard seeds

1 sprig curry leaves

2 tsp thick tamarind juice

1/2 tsp sugar or jaggery water

1 tsp chopped coriander leaves

A pinch of hing(asoefetida)

Salt to taste

2 tsp ghee(clarified butter)

6 cups of water

Method

Powder the peppercorns in a peppermill or coffee grinder to get a very coarse powder.

Mix together the water, tomato, pepper,salt sugar(jaggery) and tamarind juice.

Bring it to a boil on a low flame.

Season with mustard, hing, curry leaves and cumin in ghee.

Garnish with chopped coriander.

Eat when hot with plain rice.

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