Punarpuli/Kokum Saaru (a very hot, sweet and sour Soup)

What is Saaru?               What is Punarpuli?

Ingredients 

dried skin of Punarpuli: 4-5 pieces

Bella (Jaggary): a small piece or Sakkare (Sugar): 2 tsp 

Neeru (Water): 4 cups

Uppu (Salt): to taste

for Oggarane/Tempering

Neerulli (Onion): 1 (chopped)

Jeerige (Cumin seeds): 2 tsp

Ona Menasu (Dried Red Chillies): 1 (broken into bits)

Thuppa (Ghee): 2 tsp

Method

Boil the Punarpuli skin, jaggary, salt & water in a saucepan for 10 mins. Heat a small pan and dry roast the cumin seeds. Powder it and add to the boiling saaru. Heat the ghee in the small pan and fry the red chilli bits & onions till golden. Pour this over the Saaru just before serving.