Rasam is a spicy South Indian dish served with rice. It consist of spices like coriander, cumin , pepper powder and tamarind giving it a lovely tangy flavour too.
Ingredients
150 gms Moong dal
Boil and cook the moong dal ,adding turmeric powder and salt to taste . Once done whisk the cooked dal
Ingredients
250 gms tomatoes finely chopped
( Approximately 3 big tomatoes)
Few curry leaves
2 Red kashmiri chillies
1/4 cup finely chopped coriander leaves
8 Madras onions
4 cloves of garlic finely chopped
1 inch ginger finely chopped
1/4 tsp mustard seeds
1/2 cup tamarind water ( Soak a small ball of tamarind in hot water for half an hour , remove pulp and use)
Spice powder
1 tbsp coriander seeds
1 tsp cumin seeds
1 tsp pepper corn
Dry roast the above spices
Grind to powder along with 2 tsp chilli powder and 1/4 tsp Asafoetida/ hing
Method
Mash the finely chopped garlic and ginger and keep aside .Add oil , once hot add mustard seeds, curry leaves, red kashmiri chillies , and Madras onions/ shallots. Saute lightly .
Add the coarsely mashed ginger garlic and saute lightly. Add the finely chopped tomatoes and some amount of salt.
Once the tomatoes are soft add the spice powder and mix well. Add 1 cup water and cook for 1/2 a minute. Add the cooked moong dal and 1 cup tamarind water.
Allow to cook. Add salt to taste and 3 cups of water. Cook for a minute. Lastly add finely chopped coriander leaves and salt only if required.
For the Rice
Ingredients
2 1/2 cup basmati rice
Wash, Soaked for half an hour , then drain
Cook the rice and keep aside
Few cashew nuts
Few curry leaves
Salt to taste
Method
Add Ghee/ clarified butter, add cashew nuts, curry leaves, saute lightly. Add the cooked rice , salt to taste and mix well.
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