Mysore rasam
Prep Time
10 minutes
Cook Time
30 minutes
Total Time
40 minutes
Background
Rasam is a traditional South Indian soup. It goes very well with hot rice but it's also nice on its own.
Ingredients
- 2 big tomatoes
- Small lemon size tamarind ( soaked in water)
- Pinch of turmeric powder
- One sprig of curry leaves
- 2 Tbsp finely chopped coriander leaves
- Salt to taste
- Rasam powder:
- 2 tsp coriander seeds
- ½ tsp black pepper
- ½ tsp cumin seeds
- 2-3 garlic pods
- 1 tsp bengal gram
- 1 Tbsp grated coconut
- For seasoning:
- 1 tsp ghee
- ½ tsp mustard seeds
- ½ tsp fenugreek seeds
- A pinch of asafetida
Instructions
- Extract the juice of soaked tamarind and discard the pulp.
- Ground the ingredients mentioned under rasam powder to a fine powder.
- Take tamarind extract , add chopped tomatoes, curry leaves turmeric powder and salt as
- needed.
- Add one cup of water and boil on low heat until it reduces and the raw flavor of the tamarind goes.
- Add the ground rasam powder. Switch off when it becomes frothy.
- Heat a teaspoon of ghee. Add mustard, fenugreek seeds, asafetida and curry leaves.
- When it splutters, pour it over the rasam.
- Garnish with coriander leaves and serve hot with steamed rice.
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