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Cook a Delicious Tamil Rasam
Recipe
Indian Rasam Recipe - Time 15-20 minutes - Serves 4
Indian Rasam
recipe
Rasam is a traditional South Indian vegetarian dish. There are various kinds Rasams. It can be eaten mixed with rice, or drunk like a soup. In a formal meal, it follows the sambar course and is in turn followed by curd rice. It has soup consistency. Rasam contains many spices which are considered beneficial to health
INGREDIENTS (Serves 4)
Ingredient |
Measurement
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| Rasam powder |
1 tbsp |
| Toor Dhal |
1 cup |
| Oil |
2 Tbsp |
| Asaefoetida |
1 Tsp |
| Tamarind paste |
1 tbsp |
| Tomatoes |
1 large |
| Cilantro |
1 small bunch |
| black pepper |
2 tsp |
| Curry leaves |
about 10 leaves |
| Garlic (minced) |
2 Cloves |
| water |
2 cups |
| oil, urid dal, mustard seeds |
to season |
| Salt |
to taste(2 tsp) |
STEP BY STEP METHOD
Steps |
Method |
| 1 |
Cook the toor dal (pressure cooker is fine) |
2 |
Take a wide vessel pour a cup or two of water, add salt and Rasam Powder to it. Cut tomato into small pieces and half cook them all for a few minutes. Cool it and mash them well by hand
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| 3 |
Add minced garlic, tamarind extract/paste. Add the cooked toor dal(mashed well) and cook for 5 more minutes |
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Pour oil in a pan, in medium heat, add the curry leavesm, mustard and urid daal and fry until the seeds pop |
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| 5 |
Add the sauted items to the boilng rasam in the big vessel spirnkel some ciantro and turn off the heat. After a few minutes you can serve with white rice |
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Make Your own rasam powder or buy it from any Indian store
For one serving of rasam:
1 tsp of the following:
Ingredients : Dry red pepper(1 measure), Dhania/cilantro seeds/coriander seeds(1 measure), whole pepper(4 tsps), toor daal/chick peas(4 tsp), channa dal(2 tsp), cumin seeds(2 tsp)
Make sure these are dry. Grind into a smooth powder.
Add 4 tsp turmeric powder and mix well.
You can make large quantities and keep it for months.
Moisture will spoil it. Keep it dry and air tight.
Enjoy other Indian Recipes.
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