Hotel style rasam | Rasam recipe

Usually, after heavy homemade food / eating out food, I prefer having rasam for the next meal as it aids indigestion.  Poondu rasam is also a great home remedy for sick days or when you have a cold/ sore throat. You can also include poondu rasam in postpartum recipes / pathiya samayal.

INSTANT 10 mins RASAM

Rasam is an Indian soup, it is not only a tasty rice accompaniment but also the best appetizer. Instant hotel rasam is super easy to make, without many ingredients rasam can be prepared within 10 minutes. No dal, no rasam powder for this quick rasam.

Should I use mortar & pestle for rasam? 

Yes, it gives the best texture and taste to the rasam. If you don’t have it, pulse in the mixie jar. Avoid grinding 

can I  soak tamarind and prepare rasam? 

I generally have homemade Tamarind paste. It helps for quick cooking. Instead, you can soak tamarind and prepare tamarind water. To speed up the process you can microwave the tamarind + water for one minute or soak tamarind in hot water and prepare rasam.

can I increase tamarind and reduce tomato?

No, the sourness of hotel rasam is mainly from tamarind so add little tomatoes.

SHOULD I BOIL THE RASAM FOR A LONG TIME?

No, avoid boiling the rasam for a long time, always cook rasam till you see frothy boil then turn off the stove

CAN I MAKE VEGAN THAKKALI RASAM?

Yes, skip ghee and make rasam or you can also use vegan butter

CAN I ADD DAL for rasam?

Yes, you can add dal but in that case, increase the spice powders accordingly.

HOW TO MAKE THIS POSTPARTUM-FRIENDLY RASAM?

To make this poondu rasam postpartum-friendly pathiya samayal, skip a few ingredients. Avoid ginger powder, tomatoes, and red chili.

 

 

 

Other rasam recipes in TMF

 

Ingredients:

Hotel rasam crush

3 big garlic cloves

1 tsp pepper

1 tsp cumin seeds

To splutter

1/2 tbsp peanut oil

 

1/2 tsp mustard seeds

 

Few curry leaves

Rasam

1 big ripe tomatoes chop and mash

 

2 tbsp Tamarind Paste

 

 2 cups water

 

Required salt

 

1/2 tsp asafoetida

 

Coriander leaves few

 

1 tsp ghee

 

Freshly crushed pepper

How to make hotel style rasam with step by step pictures

• Firstly keep all the ingredients ready for the rasam
• Use a mortar and pestle and crush the ingredients under “hotel rasam crush” 

• Add  oil to the pan and turn on the stove on medium heat

• When oil turns hot, add mustard seeds and let them splutter

• Add curry leaves and mix well

• Furthermore, add pulsed mixture and turn down to low-medium flame

• Saute for 15 seconds

• Add tomatoes and saute for 30 seconds

• Furthermore add water, tamarind paste, asafoetida, salt, coriander leaves, and mix

• Cook the rasam on low – medium flame 

• Initially, rasam starts to bubble then turns to a frothy boil

• Add ghee and freshly crushed pepper; mix well and turn off the rasam