Garlic Flavoured Rasam
by draarthi
30 Aug 2011
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Presenting garlic flavoured south indian recipe for garlic rasam which can be relished as a flavoursome hot soup or a curry with steamed rice.
Garlic Flavoured Rasam recipe - How to make Garlic Flavoured Rasam
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Makes 6 to 8 servings
2 quartered tomatoes
4 garlic (lehsun) cloves
8 to 10 curry leaves (kadi patta)
1/2 cup chopped coriander (dhania)
1 cup tamarind water
3 tsp rasam powder
1 tsp coriander (dhania) seeds powder
1 tsp cumin seeds (jeera) powder
1/4 tsp asafoetida (hing)
salt to taste
2 cups cooked and mashed toovar (arhar) dal
1 tsp ghee
1 tsp cumin seeds (jeera)
1 tsp mustard seeds ( rai / sarson)
1 whole dry kashmiri red chilli
Method
- Method
- Combine the tomatoes, garlic and half of curry leaves and blend in a mixer till smooth.
- Transfer in a deep pan, add the tamarind water , salt, rasam powder, cumin seeds powder, coriander seeds powder, half of coriander leaves, curry leaves, a little hing and a cup of water, mix well and bring to boil.
- Simmer for 15-20 minutes or till the mixture has reduced to half.
- Add the toovar dal mixed with 1 and a half cups of water and mix well.
- Add the coriander and when the dal starts boiling, remove form the flame.
- For the tempering, heat the ghee in a small pan and add the cumin seeds and mustard seeds.
- When the seeds crackle, add the asafoetida and red chilli and saute for 10 seconds.
- Add this to the rasam and mix well.
- Serve hot with rice.
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