Poondu Rasam is a aromatic tasty rasam that is prepared with freshly ground spice mix. This Poondu arachuvitta rasam is prepared without toor Dal .
Rasam is my comfort food. During childhood days when it comes to quick rasam gotta rasam (milagu jeeraga rasam is my favorite). Few years back my neighbor aunty introduced me with this tasty Poondu rasam.
This quick rasam tastes great. Usually if I cook heavy lunch/ eat out for lunch, that night I mostly opt for this rasam or gottu rasam. Like milagu kuzhambu during sick days, a cup of rasam is a great healer from sick feel and tasteless tongue
Ingredients
- Tamarind - small gooseberry size ball
- Garlic - 3 cloves peeled and chopped
- Tomato - 1 chopped
- Water - 2 cup + 1/2 cup
- Whole black pepper - 1/2 tsp Adjust according to your taste
- Cumin seeds - 1 tsp
- Toor dal - 1/2 tsp
- Turmeric powder - 1/4 tsp
- Coriander powder - 1/4 tsp
- Coriander leaves - few
- Salt - as needed
- To temper:
- Ghee -1 tsp
- Mustard -1/4 tsp
- Cumin seeds - 1/4 tsp
- Curry leaves - few
- Red Chilli - 1
Instructions
- Soak tamarind in hot water for 15-20 minutes. Keep the tamarind soaked water for rasam and put the tamrind in the blender/mixie
- Add whole black pepper, cumin seeds, toor dal, salt and garlic cloves to the mixie jar which has tamarind, and blend into a paste by adding little water
- Add ghee to the pan, once the ghee becomes hot add the ingredients in "to temper" and let it splutter
- Add the spice - tamarind paste to the pan
- Add 2 cups of water, tomato, turmeric powder and coriander powder and continue cooking. Cook till the raw smell of tamarind goes
- Add 1/2 cup of water and cook the rasam till it starts frothing. Garnish with finely chopped coriander leaves and Serve hot with steamed rice or have it as a soup
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Ingredients
Tamarind – small gooseberry size ball
Garlic – 3 cloves, peeled and chopped
Tomato – 1 chopped
Water – 2 cup + 1/2 cup
Whole black pepper – 1/2 tsp (Adjust according to your taste)
Cumin seeds – 1 tsp
Toor dal – 1/2 tsp
Turmeric powder – 1/4 tsp
Coriander powder – 1/4 tsp
Coriander leaves – few
Salt – as needed
To temper:
Ghee -1 tsp
Mustard -1/4 tsp
red Chilli – 1
Cumin seeds – 1/4 tsp
Curry leaves – few
Method
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Soak tamarind in hot water for 15-20 minutes. Keep the tamarind soaked water for rasam and put the tamrind in the blender/mixie
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Add whole black pepper, cumin seeds, toor dal, salt and garlic cloves to the mixie jar which has tamarind, and blend into a paste by adding little water
- Add ghee to the pan, once the ghee becomes hot add the ingredients in “to temper” and let it splutter
- Add the spice – tamarind paste to the pan
- Add 2 cups of water, tomato, turmeric powder and coriander powder and continue cooking. Cook till the raw smell of tamrind goes
- Add 1/2 cup of water and cook the rasam till it starts frothing. Garnish with finely chopped coriander leaves and Serve hot with steamed rice or have it as a soup
I wish I had a warm bowl of your rasam now, as I wait for the train in freezing NYC !
Cheers! And thanks for posting this… Looks delicious as always!
I wish I could give u dear:-) thanku
The soup really sounds delicious and reading the list of ingredients I can really see how it would be good for you if sick. I think this is a wonderful soup.
Thanku Suzanne:-)
Perfect comfort food. 🙂
Yes Sri:-)
I was just thinking I don’t have rasam post in my blog 😉 and was thinking of making and here you are, posting my favorite rasam 🙂 I have heard a lot that in Brahmin’s after thachu mamu and pappu mamu, rasam is the most preferred isn’t it? My favorite too 🙂
Oh yes Malar, perfect:-) Waiting for ur version of rasam post
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Thanku:-)
Wow vidhya this sounds very interesting will definitely try it
Thanku Natasha:-)
yum yum yium
Thanku Bikram:-)
Flovorsome rasam V…:)
Thanks dear:-)
Rasam is a shining star of the South Indian home remedy system. 😀 And rightly so. It can bring some life to dead taste buds in a jiffy and soothe a sore throat like nothing else.
Yes Aruna:-)
Rasam is always comfort food,Flavorful rasam.
Never grinded dal along with other spices.Will try next time.
Thanku Sathya:-)
I love rasam vth hot white rice..This só tempting
Thanks for visiting Usha:-) oh ya totally
How useful is this comfort zone food!! Thanks
Yes it is:-) thanku Francesca