Jeera-Pepper Tambuli (jeer-meerya tambuli)

Keep cool in this hot weather with this amazing dish.

I am suffering from cold and cough lately and the cold is the kind that you get from excessively hot and humid weather. Also, I was alone this weekend and in need of some serious pampering - so I thought I will cook myself some good food and get rid of my cold :P

The best internal cooling for the body is either by a glass of buttermilk or this "sorta" cold soup. Its a famous Konkani dish. Its eaten raw (uncooked) and the ingredients are mostly healthy spices which help to keep your body cool and also aid in digestion. So theres your two reasons to try this dish out :)



Serves 2
Preparation Time (10-15 min)
Cooking Time - Doesn't need any kind of cooking :)

Ingredients
 

Peppercorns (Black pepper seeds) - 1 tsp
Jeera (Cumin seeds) - 1 tsp
Green chillies - 2 (optional)
Grated coconut - 1 tbsp
Buttermilk / Curd - 2 cups (if you use curd, you can add some water)

Coriander Leaves (chopped) - 1 tbsp
Salt - as per taste
Oil - 1 tsp

For Tempering

Oil - 1 tbsp 
Green Chillies - 1 (slit lengthwise)

Mustard Seeds - 1 tsp
Curry Leaves
Jeera (Cumin seeds) - 1 tsp

Method

Add some oil in a vessel and roast all the spices from the ingredients list (pepper, cumin, green chillies). Grind the salt and coconut along with the roasted ingredients except buttermilk to a fine paste. You can add either buttermilk / water for grinding. In the end, add the buttermilk and coriander leaves and give the mixer a spurt, just so the ingredients mix well together. Pour it into a vessel.

Take a tempering pan. Add 1 tsp of oil and add the tempering ingredients. When they starting sputtering, pour the tempering over the ground mixture prepared earlier and mix well. Tambuli is now ready to eat !!! Enjoy with rice or just like cold soup.

STAY COOL !!!
- So