Rasam recipe | How to prepare rasam | Rasam with rasam powder
Rasam is a simple South Indian recipe. Easy to prepare and tastes amazing. It is served with hot rice with ghee.
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Servings: 4
Calories: 225kcal
Ingredients
- 1 cup cooked toor dal
- 1 tbsp ghee
- 1/2 tsp mustard
- 1/2 tsp cumin
- 1/2 tsp hing (asafoetida)
- 3 curry leaves
- 1 tomato finely chopped
- 1 tsp salt
- 1 tsp jaggery
- 2 tbsp tamarind juice
- 1 tbsp rasam powder
- 1 tbsp coriander leaves finely chopped
- 1/2 cup coconut milk
Instructions
Preparation for making rasam:
- Firstly wash 1/2 cup of toor dal 2 to 3 times. Then add this to a pressure cooker. Add 1 to 1 1/2 cup of water, 1/2 tsp of turmeric powder and little oil or ghee. cover the lid and pressure cook for 3 to 4 whistles.
- Once the toor dal gets cooked well, mash it properly and keep it aside.
- Soak the tamarind in hot water for 15 to 20 mins. Squeeze the tamarind pulp and strain it. Now you get a tamarind juice.
- Also finely chop tomatoes and coriander leaves. keep it aside. Mean while grate the coconut and add this to a blender along with little water. blend this mixture finely and strain it. Now coconut milk is ready.
Method for making Rasam recipe:
- Heat a pan over low to medium flame and add ghee.
- Once the ghee is melted, add mustard, cumin, hing and curry leaves.
- Saute well until the mustard & cumin seeds splutters.
- Also add finely chopped tomatoes. Saute for 2 to 3 mins until tomatoes become soft and mushy.
- Now add the cooked toor dal. Add 1 cup of water also.
- Bring to a boil in a low flame.
- Similarly add salt, jaggery, tamarind juice and rasam powder.
- Give it a good mix.
- Likewise add coconut milk and mix well.
- Bring to boil for 4 to 5 mins in a low flame and turn off the heat.
- Finely add chopped coriander leaves and give it a good mix.
- Now the hot, tasty Rasam is ready to serve!
- Serve this with hot rice with a spoonful of ghee and enjoy.
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