Rasam

Rasam is a simple South Indian dish/soup made with tamarind, tomatoes, and various spices. It offers more health benefits.

This healthy recipe is made in many methods based on individual perspective of view.

No doubt we can call this recipe as immunity booster. It is good for digestion.

Today let us see one of the methods I follow to keep it tasty.

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Rasam

"Ravishingly Tangy, Spices Dance in Every Sip: Rasam Bliss!"

Course Lunch

Cuisine South Indian

Keyword Healthy Recipe, Healthy Soup, Milagu Rasam, Rasam

Prep Time 10 minutes minutes

Cook Time 15 minutes minutes

Total Time 25 minutes minutes

Servings 4 pax

Author Dhivya Krishna Kumar

Equipment

• Cooking Pan – 1 nos
• Closing Plate – 1 nos
• Extra Vessel – 1 nos

Ingredients

• Coriander seeds – 1 tsp
• Pepper – 1 tsp
• Seeragam – 1½ tsp
• Dried red chilli – 1
• Fenugreek – ¼ small tsp
• Garlic cloves Small – 12 to13
• Tomato – 2 nos Medium size
• Tamarind paste water Amla size – 1 cup/100 ml
• Asafoetida – ½ tsp
• Turmeric powder – ¼ tsp
• Curry/Coriander leaves – as required
• Salt – as required
• Water – as required

Instructions

• Firstly, to prepare rasam powder/rasam seasoning
• 1 tsp of coriander seeds
• 1 tsp of pepper
• 1½ tsp of seeragam
• 1 no dried red chilli
• ¼ small tsp fenugreek seeds
• and put into the mixer and grind it to coarse powder.
• Next, add 12-13 small sized garlic cloves.
• Grind again in pulse mode.(3-4 pulse).
• Now, in separate bowl take amla sized tamarind and soak in luke warm water for 5 minutes and
• prepare tamarind paste water(100ml) by smashing with hand and keep it aside.
• Next, take medium sized 2 nos tomatoes and smash it well and keep it aside.
• Note: you can remove the skin of tomatoes after smashing well.
• Now, place the pan and pre heat it.
• Then, add 1 tbsp of oil to the pan.
• Next, add mustard seeds and dried chilli to the pan.
• Allow it to pop up for few minutes.
• Next, add freshly grinder rasam powder/ seasoning on to the pan.
• Saute it for few seconds.
• Now, add on tomato puree on to the content.
• Saute it for a minute.
• Then, add required amount of water(600 to 800 ml as required)
• Now, add tamarind water on to it.
• Next add salt as required.
• Also add ¼ tsp pf turmeric powder to it.
• Next, add ¼ tsp asafoetida powder.
• Now allow the rasam to come to bubbles at few places.
• At this stage turn off the flame and add freshly cut coriander / Curry leaves on to the rasam.
• And close the lid.
• Our healthy and aromatic rasam is ready to serve hot.

Notes

Pictorial Guidance:

Firstly, to prepare rasam powder/rasam seasoning

Add 1 tsp of coriander seeds, 1 tsp of pepper, 1½ tsp of seeragam, 1 no dried red chilli, ¼ small tsp fenugreek seeds.

Add into the mixer and grind it to coarse powder.

Next, add 12-13 small sized garlic cloves.

Grind again in pulse mode.(3-4 pulse).

Now, in separate bowl take amla sized tamarind and soak in luke warm water for 5 minutes and

prepare tamarind paste water(100ml) by smashing with hand and keep it aside.

Next, take medium sized 2 nos tomatoes and smash it well and keep it aside.

Note: you can remove the skin of tomatoes after smashing well.

Now, place the pan and pre heat it.

Then, add 1 tbsp of oil to the pan.

Next, add mustard seeds and dried chilli to the pan.

Allow it to pop up for few minutes.

Next, add freshly grinder rasam powder / seasoning on to the pan.

Saute it for few seconds.

Now, add on tomato puree on to the content.

Saute it for a minute.

Then, add required amount of water(600 to 800 ml as required)

Now, add tamarind water on to it.

Next add salt as required.

Also add ¼ tsp pf turmeric powder to it.

Next, add ¼ tsp asafoetida powder.

Now allow the rasam to come to bubbles at few places.

At this stage turn off the flame and add freshly cut coriander / Curry leaves on to the rasam.

And close the lid for few minutes.

Our aromatic rasam is ready to serve hot.