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Selavu rasam

quick 10 mins healthy rasam
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Ingredients

  • 1 teaspoon sesame oil
  • 10 small onion
  • 1 teaspoon coriander seeds
  • 5 garlic
  • 1 teaspoon pepper
  • 1/2 teaspoon ginger powder
  • 1 teaspoon cumin seeds
  • 2 tomato
  • small piece tamarind around 1/2 tsp
  • 1 red chilli
  • required salt
  • 1/4 teaspoon turmeric powder

Rasam

  • 2 teaspoon sesame oil
  • 1 teaspoon ghee
  • 1/2 teaspoon mustard seeds
  • 1 cumin seeds
  • curry leaves few
  • Around 3 cups of water
  • coriander leaves few
  • 1/2 teaspoon asafoetida
  • pinch of sugar
  • freshly crushed pepper

Instructions

  • First, add sesame oil to a wide heavy bottomed pan
  • Add onion, garlic, and red chilli and saute till they start to change color
  • furthermore add coriander seeds and give a quick mix
  • Add pepper and cumin seeds; quickly mix
  • furthermore add tomatoes, tamarind, turmeric powder, and required salt; mix well and saute till tomatoes turn mushy
  • finally, add ginger powder; mix well and turn off the stove
  • cool and grind without adding water
  • Kongunad special rasam
  • Add oil and ghee and turn on the stove on medium flame
  • when the oil turns hot add mustard seeds, cumin seeds, and curry leaves; let them splutter
  • add ground mixture; quickly mix
  • furthermore add water, coriander leaves, asafoetida, and a pinch of salt; mix well and cook on low- medium flame
  • cook till rasam comes to a frothy boil
  • finally, add freshly crushed pepper; mix well and turn  off the stove

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Notes

  1. To make selavu rasam postpartum friendly rasam skip red chilli. Also, reduce tomatoes
  2. Avoid boiling the rasam for a long time 
  3. Always use ripe mushy tomatoes for the rasam
  4. Skip ghee for vegan rasam
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