How to make Rasam - A must try recipe

Rasam is a well known South Indian dish usually served with rice.

This is a simple yet highly beneficial dish.

What are the benefits of Rasam?

It aids in digestion.
Powerhouse of vitamins and minerals.
Rich in antioxidants(which enhances skin health).

Recipe:

For Rasam powder:

1 glass Byadgi chilli ( a variety of chilli grown in the state of Karnataka)/ or you can use any other red chilli of your choice.

Danya (coriander seeds) -1/2 glass

Pepper -1/2 glass

Jeera (Cumin seeds) -1/2 glass

Toor dal (Split pigeon peas) -1/4 glass

Channa dal (Chickpeas, split ) -1/4 glass

Urad dal (Whole washed black gram) - 1/4 glass

Methi seeds (Fenugreek seeds) - 1spoon

Rai (Mustard seeds)- 1spoon

Curry leaves - 1/2 glass

Coriander leaves - Handful, finely chopped

Tamarind (depending on the amount of tanginess you prefer)

Salt- As per taste

Sugar or Jaggery - 1/2 teaspoon

Step 1: Dry roast all the above items in Kadai (Pan).

Step 2- Grind it into fine powder.

How to prepare rasam:

Step 1: Soak tamarind

Step 2: Boil 3 spoons of toor dal and 2 tomatoes in a pressure cooker for 4 to 5 whistles. Then, cool and grind dal and tomatoes in mixer and filter it. Then, add tamarind water, coriander leaves, salt, sugar or jaggery(1/2 spoon) to it. Add to it, water depending on the quantity of rasam you require.

Step 3: Add rasam powder and boil it. Once it starts boiling put tadka (tempering) in seperate pan [For tadka (tempering) ,add one spoon ghee or oil ,add hing (Asafoetida ), Mustard seeds ,4 to 5 broken red chilis, 7 to 8 cloves of garlic cut into small pieces, add curry leaves]

Step 4 : Add the tadka (tempering) to rasam and turn off the gas.

Ready to serve!

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