South Indian Rasam

 

Rasam is a South Indian dish which can be had with rice or as an immunity boosting soup. It has a sweet and tangy taste and doesn't take much time to cook. Let us have a look at its recipe.

Ingredients (4 Servings) :

• Tamarind (Imli) - 2 pieces (whole)
• Tomato - 1
• Oil - 4-5 Tbsp
• Garlic - 1 whole bulb
• Cumin Seeds (Jeera) - 1 1/2 Tbsp
• Green Chillies - 2-3
• Curry leaves - 2-3 Stems
• Coriander leaves - 1/2 Cup
• Kashmiri Chillies - 2
• Fenugreek (Methi) Seeds - 1 Tsp
• Black Pepper powder - 1/2 Tsp
• Turmeric Powder - 1/2 Tsp
• Kashmiri Chilli Powder - 1 Tsp
• Jaggery - 1 Tbsp
• Salt to Taste
• Asafoetida (Hing) - 2 Pinches

Method :

• Soak tamarind and finely chopped tomatoes in a glass of water for half an hour.
• Now, squeeze and remove the pulp of the tamarind in the water and also squeeze the tomato in the same water.
• Add peeled garlic , roughly chopped green chillies , cumin seeds, curry leaves,  and fenugreek seeds in a pestle and grind it roughly.
• Heat oil in a utensil and add Kashmiri Chillies and fry them for a minute.
• Now , add the roughly ground mixture to it and fry it for around 2-3 minutes.
• Add Turmeric powder, Kashmiri Chilli powder and Black pepper powder to it and fry them for a minute.
• Now add water containing tomato and tamarind to the mixture and boil it for around 5 minutes.
• Add jaggery, coriander leaves and salt and boil them for another 5 minutes.