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Store it in a air tight container.
Do not grind it to a very fine powder,it should be grainy.
First grind the dhal,coriander seeds and red chillies,after adding the cumin seeds
and pepper pulse it.
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While roasting the ingredients make sure it doesn't change the color it should get
warm for easy grinding.
Instead of roasting or sun drying it can be kept in the microwave for 2 minutes to
get crisp.
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This is a very simple rasam which can be made in no time without using any cooked and
mashed dhal as the powder has dhal.I make this rasam when I am in a hurry or want to
have a comforting dinner.This rasam tastes good with rice along with some potato fry or
raw banana fry or some pickle and chutney.
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Ingredients
Ingredient Quantity
1no.(medium
Tomato
size)
11/2tsp(diluted
Tamarind paste with 11/2cups
of water)
Rasam powder 2tsp
2
Garlic/poondu
cloves(crushed)
Red chilly(broken) 1no.
Curry
1sprig
leaves/karivepillai
Coriander leaves as needed
Mustard seeds/kadugu 1/2tsp
Asafoetida/perungayam a pinch
Turmeric
1/8tsp
powder/manjal podi
Salt to taste
Oil 1tsp
Method
Chop the tomatoes to fine pieces and in a bowl take the tamarind water,add the
chopped tomato.
Add in salt,rasam powder,crushed garlic,coriander leaves and mix it well.
Heat a pan with oil and do the tempering with mustard seeds and fenugreek
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seeds,add a pinch of asafoetida,turmeric powder,broken red chilly and curry
leaves.Then add the prepared tamarind water to it and cook it for one boil.
Transfer it to a bowl,add coriander leaves and close it with the lid.
Simple rasam is ready to serve.
Do not cook the rasam for a long time,it will change the taste.
Here I used the store bought tamarind paste,if you are using the tamarind a big
gooseberry size can be used for the given measurement.
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30 comments:
Santosh Bangar says:
July 10, 2012 at 8:02 AM
useful post
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Divya Pramil says:
July 10, 2012 at 8:04 AM
Rasam looks tempting and love home made powders :)
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Vijayalakshmi Dharmaraj says:
July 10, 2012 at 10:06 AM
looks nice... in my home always home made rasam powder which makes by mom....
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Srivalli says:
July 10, 2012 at 10:13 AM
Very pretty pictures Nalini..you really get the spice powder reach out!
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PT says:
July 10, 2012 at 10:34 AM
neat presentation.. spicy powder..
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Chef Mireille says:
July 10, 2012 at 10:37 AM
now I wont have to buy the packaged powders :)
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The Pumpkin Farm says:
July 10, 2012 at 10:52 AM
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will def try this....pictures look amazing
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Shri says:
July 10, 2012 at 11:15 AM
the curry leaves was a new addition for me; looks and sounds yum! :-)
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Preeti Garg says:
July 10, 2012 at 12:28 PM
awesome recipe for rasam powder
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PJ says:
July 10, 2012 at 12:34 PM
Can't live without rasam and homemade powder is the best.Nice recipe and beautiful
clicks..
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Sanoli Ghosh says:
July 10, 2012 at 2:19 PM
neat presentation and awesome rasam powder.
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Priya says:
July 10, 2012 at 3:04 PM
Homemade rasam powder is always the best, my comforting food.
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Sangeetha says:
July 10, 2012 at 6:12 PM
Its been long time i made such homemade spices...pretty pictures n nice
presentation...love this simple rasam !
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Reshmi Mahesh says:
July 10, 2012 at 6:53 PM
Flavorful powder and yummy looking rasam...Nice clicks..
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Gayathri Kumar says:
July 10, 2012 at 7:44 PM
Very informative post...
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Harini-Jaya Rupanagudi says:
July 10, 2012 at 8:52 PM
home made rasam powder always tastes the best! Very beautiful pictures!
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Pavani says:
July 10, 2012 at 9:33 PM
Mmmm... delicious and comforting rasam. Thanks for rasam powder recipe.
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DivyaGCP says:
July 10, 2012 at 11:22 PM
Love the homemade powders. Looks very flavorful.
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sushma says:
July 10, 2012 at 11:46 PM
Was thinking to make rasam powder at home...this recipe would help me..Good one
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rekhas kitchen says:
July 11, 2012 at 2:23 AM
For this Indian basics every one have their own messurments. I generaly don't use red
chillies it depends on the recipe too rasam looks soinviting.
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Jayanthi says:
July 11, 2012 at 2:25 AM
Love your presentation. Amazing pictures and I love home made powders.
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A Kamalika Krishmy says:
July 11, 2012 at 4:02 AM
Love rasam in any form. I make them once in a week so as to not lose the flavors..
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vaishali sabnani says:
July 11, 2012 at 5:53 AM
super!..I am a great fan of rasam...and have made the pwd only once..always call for it
from Chennai...but I guess its high time I made it..thanks for sharing.
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Usha says:
July 11, 2012 at 11:53 AM
Love rasam anytime of the year.. Rasam looks great!
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Ganga Sreekanth says:
July 12, 2012 at 4:19 AM
rasam looks delicious and tempting.
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Kalyani says:
July 12, 2012 at 11:25 PM
such a handy spice powder. the rasam looks so inviting !
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Suma Gandlur says:
July 13, 2012 at 7:29 PM
A handy powder that's a must in my kitchen too.
We use the same spices but in different proportions.
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swati says:
September 5, 2012 at 3:57 AM
I live in Chennai, and I have had rasam very often, and can say that this is a great
recipe. yum.
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leena says:
October 18, 2012 at 4:59 AM
l live in gujrat but love Rasam looks great!in anytime ;-)
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coriander seed says:
March 12, 2013 at 4:44 AM
Coriander seed plays an important role in rasam powder.It mostly uses in South
India.The best flavor can be obtained by briefly roasting the seeds before grinding
them..
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