Rasam Recipe

Ingredients 
 
Tamrind - lime sized
Tomato - 1 (finely chopped or crushed)
Garlic - 3-4 cloves (crushed)
Green Chilly - 1
Turmeric powder - 1/4 tsp
Water - 3 cups
Salt - to taste
Oil - 2 tblsp
Mustard seeds - 1/2 tsp
Curry leaves - 7 leaves
Asafoetida powder - 1/2 tsp
Coriander leaves (cilantro) – handful (chopped)

Rasam Powder ingredients
Black Peppercorns - 3 tsp
Cumin seeds - 2 tsp
Corriander Seeds - 1/2 tsp
Toor Dal - 2 tsp
Red Chilly - 2
 
Method 
1. Dry roast and grind everything under ‘rasam powder ingredients’ very coarsely. This is the Rasam powder.
2. Soak the tamarind in warm water for 5 minutes to get tamarind juice.
3. Heat little oil in a pan, add the garlic, green chilly and tomatoes. Let the tomatoes cook for while, until they become soft and juicy.
4. Now add tamarind juice,  turmeric, salt, cilantro and water.
5. Bring it to a boil then reduce the flame.
6. Add the rasam powder and asafoetida. Let it simmer for about 5 minutes. Do not let it boil.
7. In the meanwhile, heat oil in pan, add  mustard seeds and curry leaves.
8. Once it splutters add it to the rasam. Garnish with some fresh chopped cilantro. Tasty rasam is ready to serve. Plain rice with rasam and paapad is an excellent combination.




 

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