Tasty and healthy hibiscus rasam

Ingredients

• Hibiscus flowers – 20 flowers
• Dried red chilli- 6 nos
• Cumin seeds- 1 tsp
• Coriander seeds- 1 tsp
• Garlic – 10 to 12 nos
• Ginger – 3 to 4 pieces
• Pepper seeds – 1 tsp
• Red chilli powder- 1 tbsp
• Turmeric powder – 1 tsp
• Salt – 1 tsp
• Tomatoes- 1 nos
• Tamarind water – 1 large bowl
• Curry leaves
• Mustard seeds- 1 tsp

Method

• Today we’re going to prepare tasty and healthy hibiscus rasam
• For that first collect hibiscus flower from the plant
• Now separate all the petals from the flower and wash it and keep it aside
• Then chop all the separated hibiscus petals and set it aside
• Then grind the dried red chillies , Cumin seeds, coriander seeds,pepper seeds , ginger and garlic in a grinding stone and make a paste out of it
• Then transfer the paste in to a bowl
• Then add red chilli powder, turmeric powder and salt
• Then add chopped tomatoes and mix it thoroughly with hands
• Then add tamarind water to it and mix well again with hands
• Then add curry leaves to it
• Now place this pan in the stove and add asafoetida powder
• Then close the pan and wait till it boils
• Now add all the chopped hibiscus flower to it and mix well and cook for sometime
• Then remove from fire
• Now heat oil in a pan and add mustard and curry leaves, then saute it
• Remove it from fire and add to the rasam
• Tasty and healthy hibiscus rasam is ready to serve