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Mysore Rasam

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Continuing my series of Cookbook recipes for Blogging Marathon, I present from the book “Samaithu Paar  an evergreen classic – Mysore Rasam. Rasam by itself needs no introduction – it’s a comfort food, a staple in South Indian homes, and is part of any South Indian Thali worldwide. Rasam can be loosely translated as a broth, mildly spiced with just a hint of tamarind and  with or without cooked lentils (toor dal mainly).

In most Indian kitchens (and even weddings), I am told that cooked lentils are not directly added to Mysore Rasam , but rather the lentil extract (or kattu as it is called in Tamil /kannada) is added along with tamaraind / tomato making it as light as a shorba. This is directly consumed as it is on rainy / wintery evenings as a soothing comforting drink or mixed with hot steamed rice and ghee !! Yummmm..

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Prep time :  10 min. Cooking time : 15 mins. Serves : 4

Ingredients :

·         Toor Dal – 1/8 cup

·         Tomatoes – 2 large

·         Tamarind – small gooseberry sized

·         Ghee – 2 tsp

·         Rasam Powder – 1 tsp

·         Jeera  / Cumin – ¼ tsp

·         Dhania / Coriander – ½ tbsp

·         Dry Red chilly – 1 no (Kashmiri Red chilly preferred)

·         Turmeric – ½ tsp

·         Jaggery grated -1/2 tsp (Opt.)

·         Asafoetida / Hing – ¼ tsp

·         Salt to taste.

·         Tempering : Mustard seeds, curry leaves, coriander

Method:

1)      Soak Dal for 10 mins and pressure cook with a pinch of turmeric and 1 tsp of oil for 4 whistles  with adequate water (about 3 cups)

2)      Meanwhile , soak tamarind in warm water for 10 mins and extract juice (abut 2 TBSP)

3)      Blanch and finely chop tomatoes

4)      Dry roast cumin, dhaniya seeds and red chillies and grind in a spice grinder along with rasam powder and hing.

5)      Once dal is cooked, decant the water on top to a vessel. Mash the dal lightly separately.

6)      In a deep bottomed pan, heat ghee. Add the water from the dal (lentil), salt, jaggery, ground spice powder and let it come to a rolling boil. Add  2 tbsp of cooked dal now. Check for salt and continue boil for 2 mins more. Transfer to a serving bowl.

7)      Prepare tempering with ghee, mustard seeds, curry leaves and coriander and pour onto the rasam. Drink it as it is, or mix with hot steamed rice !!

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12 Comments

  1. I add a little of fresh coconut also while grinding…Love this.

  2. love this..I think my mom prepares it differently..shall find out the recipe from her.

  3. Suma Gandlur

    This is how we prepare reasam at home and didn't know mysore rasam is the same version.

  4. Truly a comfort food. Sounds awesome.

  5. Me too add some coconut!!Rest is all same.

  6. Comforting!rice rasam and pappad,,,

  7. Lovely rasam and I love Samathura paru book though haven't read it completely

  8. Such a yummy comfort food. Yum.

  9. Gayathri Kumar

    I love this rasam…

  10. Cool Lassi(e)

    Rasam looks divine. Now all I need is some steaming rice and appalam!

  11. Rasam looks inviting…
    Nice recipe and click..

    Happy Blogging
    Rujuta
    http://theworldaccordingtorujuta.blogspot.com/

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