Rasam with homemade rasam powder

RASAM WITH HOMEMADE RASAM POWDER

BY SUMITRA

INGREDIENTS FOR INSTANT RASAM PWDR

• 5 tablespoon black pepper
• 3 tablespoon Jeera
• 2 teaspoon Dania seeds 
• ½  tsp of methi seeds
• 1 red chilli.

PREPARATION

Grind these to a fine powder. [ No need to roast ]

This is the rasam powder. Can be stored up to a month.

 We love it fresh, so make it in small quantity and finish within 15 days max. It’s easy to make. No roasting or frying. Direct grinding.

HOW TO MAKE RASAM

INGREDIENTS

• Tamarind – a small lemon size soaked in 1 cup water and juice extracted .
• Water  / cooked dal water – 3 cup
• Turmeric – a generous pinch
• Rasam pwdr – 1 ½  tbsp
• Asafoetida – a pinch
• Oil /ghee – 2 tsp
• Mustard seeds – ½ tsp
• Jeera – ½ tsp
• Red chilli broken – 1
• Curry leaves – few
• Tomato – 1 chopped
• Garlic crushed – 4 or 5
• Plenty of coriander with tender stems roughly chopped.

PREPARATION

Soak tamarind in 1 cup hot water and extract the juice .

Take the tamarind juice + 3 cup of water in a bowl .

Add a turmeric + asafoetida + 2 tbsp of instant rasam pwdr + salt and mix well .

METHOD

Heat a pan with 1 tsp oil ,add mustard seeds + jeera and let it crackle .

Add curry leaves and 1 red chilli and stir .

Add crushed garlic and stir fry for few seconds .

Add tomatoes and cook till soft .

Now add the rasam pwdr water. [ don’t mix ]

Keep the flame on high .

Once again – don’t put ladle /spoon to stir .

Once the rasam starts boiling and becomes frothy about to roll boil ,immediately off the flame and transfer to a serving bowl .

Add coriander leaves and cover immediately .

*We should never boil rasam ,else it will be like hot water.

NOTES

1. We can add a tiny piece of jaggery or 1/4 tsp sugar .
2. Rasam need not boil .
3. Same recipe can be tried with store bought rasam pwdr .

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