Rasam is a well known South Indian dish & without it the meal is never complete. This is a comforting simple dish which is healthy, appetizing & helps with good digestion.
Rasam has many variations, based on the region & state. I'm sharing my mom's rasam recipe, which is little sweeter & tangier. Curry leaves & Coriander leaves or any one these leaves will add a lovely flavor to the dish.
Rasam powder is the main ingredient in this dish. This powder is packed with flavors from different herbs & which are released in to rasam when it is added. Adding rasam powder at initial stage will make this much flavorful.
Other rasam dishes
- Pappu Charu | Toor Dal Rasam
- Ulava Charu | Horse Gram Rasam | Hurali Saaru | Kollu Rasam
Prep Time-5mins | Cook Time-30mins | Serves-3people
Ingredients
2Tomatoes finely chopped
3Cups water
2Tsp rasam powder
2Tsp tamarind pulp / Small ball of tamarind {adjust as needed}
1/4Tsp turmeric
2Tsp jaggery powder / 1Tsp sugar {adjust as needed}
Few curry leaves
Salt to taste
Seasoning
1Tsp mustard
1Tsp jeera
Few methi seeds
1Tbs butter/oil
1/2Tsp hing {Asafetida}
2Garlic cloves chopped
Directions
- Take a vessel with water & to that add tamarind pulp & dissolve it completely.
- If using the tamarind as itself, wash with little water & them soak it in 1cup of water for 30mins or till it gets soft. Squeeze water out of tamarind & use it part of 3cups water. Adjust the flavor as needed.
- To that add turmeric, curry leaves & chopped tomatoes.
- Add salt, rasam powder & bring to boil. Cook till tomatoes are soft & perfect.
- Now add sugar & adjust salt if needed. {Don't switch off heat}
- Heat pan with butter.
- Add mustard, jeera & methi seeds to pan.
- Once the mustard starts jumping add hing & garlic.
- Switch off heat mix it to boiling rasam.
- Switch off heat to rasam.
- Serve with rice & dollop of ghee.
Note
- You can add both curry & cilantro leaves to the boiling rasam.
- Don't over boil the rasam.
- Once the tomatoes are done, it means rasam is ready.
- You can add tomato puree instead of sliced tomatoes.
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