Preparation time: 5 min
Cooking time: 10 min
Serves: 4

Ingredients: (measuring cup used = 240ml)

1. 1 onion, thinly sliced
2. 7 - 8 cloves of garlic, peeled and chopped
3. 3 - 5 red chillies
4. 2 tsp coriander seeds
5. 1 tsp cumin seeds
6. 7 - 8 curry leaves
7. 1/4 cup coconut
8. 1/4 tsp turmeric powder
9. 1 gooseberry sized tamarind
10. Jaggery as per your taste
11. Salt as per your taste
12. 2 tbsp finely chopped coriander leaves
13. 1 tsp cooking oil

Ingredients for tempering:

1. 1/2 tsp mustard seeds
2. 5 - 6 curry leaves
3. 1 red chilli
4. 2 tsp cooking oil

Instructions for making eerulli saaru or onion rasam:

1. In a pan, heat 1 tsp of oil. Fry red chillies, coriander seeds and cumin seeds until nice aroma.
2. Add in chopped onion, garlic and curry leaves.
3. Fry everything together until onions turn slightly brown under medium flame.
4. Wait until warm and transfer them into a mixie jar. Add the coconut.
5. Grind it into a fine paste.
6. Transfer the ground masala paste into a container and add in the turmeric.
7. Adjust the salt as per your taste.
8. Add in tamarind extract. Adjust the tamarind as per your taste.
9. Add the jaggery as per your taste.
10. Add in required water. I have added around 3 cups (7500ml) of water altogether.
11. Give a quick mix and bring it to rolling boil. Continue boiling for 2 minutes.
12. Switch off the stove and top it with finely chopped corinader leaves.
13. In a small skillet prepare tempering using oil, mustard, red chilli, and curry leaves. Add this tempering to the rasam or saaru. Serve it with hot steaming rice.

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