Kollu/Horsegram Rasam

Kollu rasam is one of the famous dish in Kongunadu area of Tamilnadu, its not a special dish but an everyday dish at kongu people's home..They cook many dishes with kollu which is known as horsegram, these peoples makes out wonder with this healthy grain as paruppu, chutney, masiyal, thuvaiyal etc..I was very eager to prepare rasam since i was nt feeling well two days back and my sore throat killed me a lot, i thought making out rasam with kollu and pepper might help me to the enjoy the food and get better from sore throat..When i was searching through the net, most of the kollu rasam went for horsegram cooked water, i dont want to make out so..After a long search, i went through a tamil web and i found this delicious kollu rasam dish prepared with roasted kollu and spice powder, a sort of rasam powder...i immediately tried preparing as though and i got finally a delicious, spicy, tasty and thick kollu rasam we enjoyed a lot with fried papads for our lunch...

1cup Tamarind juice
4nos Garlic cloves
1no Tomatoes(small &crushed)
2tbsp Kollu /horsegram
1tsp Peppercorns
1tsp Cumin seeds
1tbsp Coriander seeds
3nos Red dry chillies
Curryleaves & chopped coriander leaves
Salt
Oil
1/4tsp Mustard seeds
1/4tsp Asafoetida powder

Dry roast the kollu in a pan, grind the roasted kollu, peppercorns, cumin seeds and coriander seeds as fine paste with 1/4cup water..Crush the garlic cloves and keep aside..Heat enough oil in a kadai, let splutters mustard seeds and asafoetida powder..meanwhile mix the grounded paste,crushed garlic cloves,salt,crushed tomato to the tamarind juice and add enough water...pour this to the mustard seeds and asafoetida powder and cook the rasam until the rasam starts bubbling, finally add the curryleaves and chopped coriander leaves..

Serve hot with rice..