Veppampoo ( Dry Neem flower) rasam

This is the recipe from my paternal grandmother. She used to make this awesome very healthy rasam  very often. I happened to watch her when she made this one time and from there I remembered this recipe to make it now.

Ingredients:

Dry neem flower                                                                   1 tsp

Tamarind/ Tamarind paste                                                    1 Lemon sized ball/ 1.25 tsps
Red chillies                                                                            1 nos
Mustard seeds                                                                         1/2 tsp
Oil                                                                                          1 tsp
Asafoetida                                                                              1 pinch
Salt                                                                                         As per taste


Method

1.) Extract tamarind syrup ( 2 cups worth) from the pulp. If using tamarind paste, dissolve it in 2 cups of warm water.
2.) Boil the tamarind syrup with salt and asafoetida for 10 minutes. Bring the heat to low and add 1/2 cup water.
3.) Add oil to a small heated stir fry pan, mustard seeds to splutter. Add red chillies and  dry neem flowers to it and mix well until the neem flowers turn black. Pour it on top of rasam and let it froth in low heat.
4.) Remove it from heat and serve it with rice and potato/senaikkezhangu/vazhakkai roast.