Description
Rasam (indian Soup) , is nothing but the juice of spices. this is a simple homestyle rasam recipe which induces the essence of various spices into the tamirind mixture. can be had with hot steaming rice or as a soup.
Ingredients
To Powder:
Pepper – 1 tsp
Manjappai Cumin- 1.5 tsps
Red chilies -2 to 3
Manjappai coriander seeds -2 tsps
Manjappai Fenugreek- 1/4 tsp
Turmeric powder -1/2 tsp
To crush
6 to 7 garlic pods
2 medium sized tomatoes
crushed seperately
To soak
Manjappai Tamarind 1 lemon size, soaked in a glass of water
To Temper
Gingelly oil- 1 tbsp
mustard-1/2 tsp
Fenugreek seeds -1/4 tsp
Curry leaves -2 strings
Red chillies-2
Hing – 1 pinch
Instruction:
*Take a small mixer grinder and add whole pepper, cumin, whole chilies, 1/8th tsp fenugreek , turmeric powder and coriander seeds and grind it to a fine powder.
*Crush and smash garlic pods
*Heat oil in a sauce pan, when the oil is hot temper it with mustard seeds, once they splutter add remaining fenugreek , hing , red chilies and curry leaves .Add crushed garlic and the ground powder and saute for a few seconds.
*Now add the tamarind juice and add 2 smashed tomatoes
*Add 500 to 600ML water and heat the mixture, once the rasam bubbles and the bubbles start to seperate switch off the stove.
*Garnish with coriander leaves.
*Serve it with a cup of steamed rice or take it as a soup.
Benifits:
Rasam is an South Indian recipe which is being consumed by people since centuries for its health benifits.
- Enables smooth bowel movement.
- This soup is loaded with Niacin, thiamin, folic acid, Vitamin A and Vitamin C.
- It is an excellent source of minerals such as pottasium ,iron ,calcium, zinc, selenium, copper and Magnesium. which makes it antioxidant rich.
- Facilitates easy digestion and prevents flatulence.
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