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Rasam - Tangy Peppery Indian Soup (home made rasam podi/powder) Recipe
by Navaneetham Krishnan

Rasam - Tangy Peppery Indian Soup (home made rasam podi/powder)

Splattering tangy peppery flavors.

Rating: 4/5
Avg. 4/5 1 vote
Prep time: Indian
Cook time: Servings: 4 person

Goes Well With: rice and side dishes

Ingredients

  • For the rasam powder/podi
  • 1 tbsp kadalai paruppu/bengal gram
  • 1 tbsp yellow dhal
  • 1/2 tbsp black pepper
  • 1/2 tbsp cumin seeds
  • 3 sprigs curry leaves
  • For the rasam
  • 1-2tbps rasam powder/podi
  • 1 tomato - sliced
  • 5 garlic - crushed (with or without skin)
  • 1 tsp turmeric powder
  • 1 tbsp tamarind juice/lemon
  • Salt for taste
  • For tempering
  • 2-3 dried red chilies - broken
  • 1 tsp black mustard seeds
  • Coriander leaves - sliced
  • 2 tbsp of oil

Directions

  1. For the rasam powder/podi
  2. Dry fry the ingredients till light brown and to release the aroma (about
  3. 3-4 mins)
  4. Remove and blend/process till fine.
  5. For the rasam
  6. Add 1-2 tbsp rasam powder and all ingredients for the rasam into
  7. a pot with 1/2 liter of water.
  8. Simmer (do not boil) until heated through.
  9. In another pan, heat oil and quickly fry chilies and mustard seeds.
  10. Add into the rasam liquid and off the heat.
  11. Stir these in and also the coriander leaves.