Crab rasam

Rasam is the most simple and easy to cook soup.  You can drink it as a soup or have it with plain rice.  This is my first time cooking rasam  and it came out very tasty.

Easy Crab Rasam recipe
Ingredients :
Sea flower crab - 1
Rasam powder 3 tbs
Tamarind - small gooseberry size
Garlic - 1 clove
Onion - 1 (chopped)
Tomato - 1 (chopped )
Sugar - 1/4 tsp
Turmeric powder 1/8 tsp
Salt - as needed
Oil - 2 tbs
Coriander leaves,  chopped 1 tbs
Curry leaves - 8 springs
1 tbsp  black mustard seeds

1. Soak tamarind in hot water for 20 minutes and extract it's juice with 3 cups of water 
2. Heat wok and fry tomato and onion with 1 tbs spoon of oil.  Add tamarind extract, Turmeric, half the coriander leaves and crab
3. Bring to boil and add the Rasam powder,  salt and sugar. Turn down heat and simmer for 10 minutes 
4. In a separate saucepan,  heat the oil and fry mustard seeds and curry leaves until the leaves turn brown
5. Add to the simmering soup.  Garnish with coriander leaves and serve hot.  Enjoy with hot steaming rice.