Rasam
Rasam ingredients (1 cup = 250 ml)
main ingredients for rasam recipe
- 1 lemon sized tamarind – approx 1 tablespoon tightly packed seedless tamarind (imli)
- ½ cup warm or hot water, for soaking tamarind
- 1 medium tomato, chopped
- 2 cups water
- 10 to 12 curry leaves (kadi patta)
- 2 pinch asafoetida (hing)
- ½ teaspoon turmeric powder (haldi)
- 1 teaspoon mustard seeds (rai)
- 2 to 3 dry red chilies, broken and deseeded (sookhi lal mirch)
- 2 teaspoon chopped coriander leaves (dhania patta)
- 2 tablespoon oil
- salt as required
to be powdered to a semi coarse consistency
- 3 teaspoon cumin seeds (jeera)
- 2 teaspoon whole black pepper (sabut kali mirch)
- 6 to 7 garlic, roughly chopped (lahsun)
how to make
preparation for rasam recipe
- soak the tamarind in 1/2 cup warm water for 20 to 30 mins.
- squeeze the pulp from the soaked tamarind. strain and keep aside.
- in a dry grinder or coffee grinder, powder the cumin seeds, whole black pepper and garlic to a semi fine consistency.
making rasam recipe
- heat oil in a pan. crackle the mustard seeds first.
- add the curry leaves, red chilies & asafoetida and fry for some seconds till the red chilies deepen their color.
- temper on a low flame so that the spices don’t burn.
- than add the tomatoes and saute till the tomatoes soften.
- then add the semi coarsely powdered cumin, black pepper and garlic along with turmeric powder.
- stir and then add the tamarind pulp. add water and stir well. season with salt.
- just let the whole rasam come to a gentle boil uncovered.
- then switch off the fire and add chopped coriander leaves.
- serve rasam hot, plain or with steamed rice.
Source: www.vegrecipesofindia.com
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Rasam ingredients (1 cup = 250 ml)
main ingredients for rasam recipe
- 1 lemon sized tamarind – approx 1 tablespoon tightly packed seedless tamarind (imli)
- ½ cup warm or hot water, for soaking tamarind
- 1 medium tomato, chopped
- 2 cups water
- 10 to 12 curry leaves (kadi patta)
- 2 pinch asafoetida (hing)
- ½ teaspoon turmeric powder (haldi)
- 1 teaspoon mustard seeds (rai)
- 2 to 3 dry red chilies, broken and deseeded (sookhi lal mirch)
- 2 teaspoon chopped coriander leaves (dhania patta)
- 2 tablespoon oil
- salt as required
to be powdered to a semi coarse consistency
- 3 teaspoon cumin seeds (jeera)
- 2 teaspoon whole black pepper (sabut kali mirch)
- 6 to 7 garlic, roughly chopped (lahsun)
how to make
preparation for rasam recipe
- soak the tamarind in 1/2 cup warm water for 20 to 30 mins.
- squeeze the pulp from the soaked tamarind. strain and keep aside.
- in a dry grinder or coffee grinder, powder the cumin seeds, whole black pepper and garlic to a semi fine consistency.
making rasam recipe
- heat oil in a pan. crackle the mustard seeds first.
- add the curry leaves, red chilies & asafoetida and fry for some seconds till the red chilies deepen their color.
- temper on a low flame so that the spices don’t burn.
- than add the tomatoes and saute till the tomatoes soften.
- then add the semi coarsely powdered cumin, black pepper and garlic along with turmeric powder.
- stir and then add the tamarind pulp. add water and stir well. season with salt.
- just let the whole rasam come to a gentle boil uncovered.
- then switch off the fire and add chopped coriander leaves.
- serve rasam hot, plain or with steamed rice.
Source: www.vegrecipesofindia.com