Chili Pepper Water

This is an Indian dish which is served over rice and has a meat or veg dish to go with it. It is similar to the Indian dish , rasam.

• Ready In: 25 mins
• Yields: 6 cups

Ingredients

• 1  teaspoon garlic, rounded
• 6 -8  red chilies
• 1⁄2 teaspoon cumin
• 1⁄2 teaspoon black mustard seeds, ground
• 1⁄2 teaspoon turmeric
• 3⁄4 teaspoon tamarind pulp
• 10  dashes black pepper
•  salt, as needed
• 6 -8  cups water
•  fresh coriander
• 1 -2  curry leaf
• 1⁄2 onion, sliced finely lengthwise
• 2  tablespoons  oil

Directions

1. Mix everything (except the onion and the oil),crushing chilies with your hand.
2. Put it on to boil.
3. When it comes to a rolling boil, take it off the stove.
4. In a seperate pan, heat the oil and fry the onion.
5. Add to the pepper water.
6. Let it boil a bit.
7. Then let it rest on the stove till the spices settle to the bottom.
8. Pour out into a servingin dish being careful not to let the settled spices pour out.