வேப்பம்பூ ரசம் | Veppam poo rasam | கசப்பே

இல்லாத பாவக்காய் வறுவல் | Neem Flower Rasam |

Vepampoo Rasam / வேப்பம்பூ ரசம் 
Ingredients:
* Vepam Poo / Neem flowers - 2 tbsp
* Ghee - 2 tsp

Tempering:
* Sesame oil - 1 tsp
* Asafoetida - 1/2 tsp
* Mustard - 1 tsp
* Red chillies - 3 broken
* Toor dhal - 1.5 tbsp
* Rasam powder - 2 tsp
* Salt 
* Turmeric powder - 1/2 tsp
* Tamarind - size of medium lemon

Method:
* Extract tamarind juice using 750 ml water. 
* Add turmeric, salt to the tamarind water  and bring to a boil. 
* In a separate wok, heat sesame oil and fry asafoetida and temper with mustard seeds, red chillies and toor dhal. Cook until dhal turns golden brown. 
* Add this to the boiling tamarind extract. Make sure the raw smell of tamarind fades before you add this tempering. 
* Add rasam powder and let it boil. 
* In a wok, heat ghee. Once hot add the neem flowers and fry till black in colour. 
* Add the flowers over the boiling rasam. 
* Serve hot with rice. 
Note:
* Do not add tomatoes, garlic, curry/ coriander leaves in this rasam. 
* The older the Neem flowers are the more flavorful it is.
Pavakkai Poriyal 

Pavakkai Poriyal / Pavakkai varuval is a very healthy poriyal recipe which can be served along with rice. Normally pavakkai recipes have a bitter taste and are avoided by children as well as adults. But in this recipe we try to minimize this bitterness by adding curd and lemon juice. Also we pan fry the pavakkai to create beautiful and crispy round chips which look and taste very nice. Pavakkai has been identified to have several medicinal benefits in traditional medicine.

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