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Watermelon rasam recipe | How to prepare rasam | Rasam recipe without dal

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Are you looking for, How to prepare rasam without dal? Here is an instant rasam recipe with watermelon. Watermelon rasam recipe is a simple yet delicious rasam recipe. In this rasam the main ingredient is watermelon, one of the super summer fruit.

Most importantly, this watermelon rasam is spicy, tangy and mildly sweet rasam & hardly takes 15 mins to prepare. We all known with the pineapple rasam. This is similar to the pineapple rasam. Only the thing is replace pineapple with watermelon. This is so easy to make and tastes amazing.

Further, this watermelon rasam is a very famous recipe, developed by Mountbatten Mani Iyer – a well known chef from Chennai. In authentic way, they will use cooked toor dal for making watermelon rasam. But here I have made a slight change and this is an instant rasam without dal.

How to make watermelon rasam

To begin with the making of this watermelon rasam, first we need to cut the watermelon and remove the seeds and peel. Cut in to cubes and blend this mixture to a fine puree. No need to strain it. Then make a seasoning with the spices and add blended puree along with salt, tamarind juice and jaggery & also the main ingredient rasam powder.

Moreover adjust the rasam powder according to the sweetness of watermelon. You can make different variations to this rasam recipe, but this is one such simple way. Furthermore watermelon rasam is a healthy rasam, which is perfect during summer season to beat the heat. Lastly serve this  flavorful watermelon rasam with hot plain rice, with a dollop of ghee.

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Here is the delightful watermelon rasam recipe with step by step photos and a detailed video.

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Watermelon rasam recipe | How to prepare rasam | Rasam recipe without dal

Watermelon Rasam is a simple yet delicious rasam recipe. This is an instant rasam without dal. It is so easy to make and tastes amazing with hot plain rice, with a dollop of ghee. 
Prep Time5 minutes
Cook Time15 minutes
Total Time20 minutes
Course: Lunch/Dinner
Cuisine: | South Indian
Keyword: Healthy, tasty
Servings: 3
Calories: 153kcal

Ingredients

  • 1 cup watermelon cut into cubes
  • 1 tbsp ghee
  • ½ tsp mustard
  • ½ tsp cumin
  • 1 red chilli
  • ½ tsp hing
  • 2 to 4 curry leaves
  • 2 tbsp tamarind juice
  • 1 tsp salt
  • 1 tsp jaggery
  • 1 tbsp rasam powder
  • ½ cup coconut milk
  • 1 tbsp coriander leaves finely chopped

Instructions

  • Firstly, take a small blender and add chopped watermelon. Blend this to a fine puree. Keep this aside.
  • Heat a khadai or pan on a moderate flame and add ghee.
  • As the ghee starts to melt, add mustard, cumin, red chilli, hing and curry leaves.
  • Saute all the ingredients until it splutters. 
  • Then add the blended watermelon puree. Mix it well.
  • Next add water as needed and give a quick mix. 
  • Keep the flame low and add tamarind juice, salt, jaggery and rasam powder.
  • Mix very well and also add coconut milk.
  • Now bring this mixture to a boil for 4 to 5 mins, keeping the flame high.
  • Finally add chopped coriander leaves and turn off the heat.
  • Now the delicious watermelon rasam is ready to serve.
  • Serve this flavorful watermelon rasam with hot plain rice, with a dollop of ghee.

Nutrition

Calories: 153kcal | Carbohydrates: 9g | Protein: 1g | Fat: 13g | Saturated Fat: 10g | Cholesterol: 12mg | Sodium: 792mg | Potassium: 187mg | Sugar: 6g | Vitamin A: 430IU | Vitamin C: 26.7mg | Calcium: 10mg | Iron: 1.8mg

Instructions

  1. Firstly, take a small blender and add chopped watermelon. Blend this to a fine puree. Keep this aside.
  2. Heat a khadai or pan on a moderate flame and add ghee.
  3. As the ghee starts to melt, add mustard, cumin, red chilli, hing and curry leaves.
  4. Saute all the ingredients until it splutters. 
  5. Then add the blended watermelon puree. Mix it well.
  6. Next add water as needed and give a quick mix. 
  7. Keep the flame low and add tamarind juice, salt, jaggery and rasam powder.
  8. Mix very well and also add coconut milk.
  9. Now bring this mixture to a boil for 4 to 5 mins, keeping the flame high.
  10. Finally add chopped coriander leaves and turn off the heat.
  11. Now the delicious watermelon rasam is ready to serve.
  12. Serve this flavorful watermelon rasam with hot plain rice, with a dollop of ghee.
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