Easy Rasam Recipe with Rasam Powder
Rasam Recipe with Rasam Masala Powder is one of the easiest and simplest forms. Learn how to make rasam recipe with step by step image instructions along with tips and video.
In my previous posts, I have shown you how to make homemade rasam powder without any additives or chemicals. So today I am showing you how to make use of that spice powder.
When our stomach is upset or feels heavy then this recipe comes in aid. This is light on the stomach and helps indigestion.
This can be used to feed toddlers but has lower spiciness. When you are feeding your child with mudda pappu recipe, if we add rasam recipe, its taste is amazing. Some love to add ghee when had with hot steamed rice.
If you are suffering from a cold or fever, this recipe is best. In my childhood, when I suffered from fever and cold my mom used to put pieces of bread or chapatti in rasam and feed me when they turned soft.
Spices like pepper, turmeric powder and tamarind are light on the stomach and give relief from the cold keeping your body warm.
When you visit South Indian restaurants, no thali is complete without dal, papad, and rasam. Sometimes Andhra people drink rasam recipe as after meal soup.
TIPS to make perfect Rasam Recipe:
- We are adding tomatoes and tamarind to this recipe so adjust sourness as per your taste.
- Ripe tomatoes taste good for this recipe.
- Based on the water you add to this recipe, we need to adjust spiciness and add salt.
- Although this recipe resembles tomato rasam this is light and has the fragrance of rasam masala powder.
- When serving this recipe to a toddler adjust the spiciness by lowering chillies as we have added both dry and fresh green chillies.
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Rasam Recipe with Rasam Powder
Rasam Recipe with Rasam Powder is one of the easy and simplest forms. Learn how to make rasam recipe with step by step image instructions along with tips and video.
Ingredients
- Oil – 3 tbsp.
- Mustard seeds – ½ tbsp.
- Cumin seeds – ½ tbsp.
- Garlic cloves – 10 No.
- Onion – 1 small size
- Green chillies – 4 No.
- Curry leaves – 2 tbsp.
- Tomatoes – 1 cup
- Mint leaves – 2 tbsp.
- Turmeric powder – ½ tbsp.
- Dry red chillies – 2 No.
- Tamarind – fist full
- Water – required qty.
- Salt – 1 tbsp.
- Rasam powder – 2 tbsp.
- Coriander leaves – 2 tbsp.
Instructions
- Making rasam recipe with the help of Rasam Masala powder is very easy and can be made in a jiffy.
- Let’s come to the recipe, put oil in a pan and heat it.
- Add mustard seeds, garlic cloves and cumin seeds, once mustard seeds start spluttering add green chillies, onions, curry leaves and green chillies.
- Saute for a while, add tomatoes, turmeric powder, dry red chillies, mint leaves and mix well.
- Put a lid over the vessel and cook till tomatoes turn soft on low flame.
- Meanwhile, prepare tamarind juice by soaking it in water.
- Squeeze and filter juice with your hands by pouring directly into tomato mixture.
- Based on the quantity of rasam we would like to make, add water and adjust tamarind juice.
- Tamarind not only gives sourness but give a touch of sweetness to this recipe.
Add salt, rasam powder, coriander leaves and boil for 5-10 minutes till the flavour of rasam masala is released in our recipe.
Serve this easy rasam recipe with steam rice or have it as a soup.
Recipe Video
How to make Rasam Recipe with rasam powder:
1. Heat oil in a pan, add mustard seeds, cumin seeds and garlic cloves.
2. Add onions, green chillies, curry leaves and tomatoes.
3. Put mint leaves, turmeric powder, dry red chillies and mix well. Cook for a second with the lid covered on low flame.
4. Add tamarind in a bowl and add a little water to it. Soak for 5 minutes and squeeze to extract the pulp.
5. Open the lid, and put tamarind juice directly into a vessel by filtering the pulp with your hand.
6. Once you put tamarind extract, if needed we can add water as per your need.
7. Based on the quantity of rasam recipe, we add salt. I have used approximately 1 liter of water and added 1 tbsp. salt.
8. Add rasam powder, sprinkle coriander leaves and bring it to boil with or without the lid covered.
9. Boil Rasam Recipe for 5 minutes so that the aroma and flavour of rasam powder are extracted. Serve hot with steamed rice.
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