Rasam | Spicy Rasam Recipe

Rasam | Spicy Rasam

  • Prep Time
    10 Minutes
  • Cook Time
    10 Minutes
  • Difficulty Level
    Intermediate

Rasam | Spicy Rasam is a famous South Indian delicacy.

Rasam | Spicy Rasam is a savoury and delicious South Indian spiced soup. This is generally paired with rice in South India. You can also pair it with puffed rice, potato wafers or even drink it all by itself. It is a very good remedy for cough or sore throat too. Some of the main ingredients to prepare this South Indian delicacy include rasam powder, tamarind pulp, tomato, spices, black pepper, curry leaves and garlic. So try this spicy, healthy and famous South Indian delicacy at your home. You can let us know about your valuable thoughts in the comments section.

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This recipe was prepared by a lovely Mom- Jasmine Momaya From Mumbai

Tips and Suggestions by Mom Chef:-

  • You can adjust the level of spiciness according to your taste.
  • If you don’t eat garlic you can avoid adding it too.
  • You can use sugar instead of using jaggery.
  • After the rasam cools down, you can store the rasam in the fridge for about 2-3 days.

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Ingredients

  • FOR PREPARING RASAM POWDER-
  • Lal Mirch/ Red Chilies - as required
  • Toor dal/ Split Pigeon pea - 1/2 cup
  • Cumin seeds/ Jeera - 1/4 cup
  • Kali mirch/ Black peppercorns - 1/4 cup
  • Sabut Dhaniya/ Coriander seeds - 1/2 cup
  • FOR PREPARING TAMARIND PULP AND TOOR DAL-
  • Imli/ Tamarind - 1/2 cup
  • Haldi powder/ Turmeric powder - as required
  • Namak/ Salt - as per taste
  • Toor dal/ Split Pigeon pea - 1 cup
  • Tamatar/ Tomato - 1 medium
  • FOR PREPARING THE RASAM-
  • Tel/ Oil - 2 tablespoon
  • Rai/ Mustard seeds - 1 teaspoon
  • Curryy patta/ Curry leaves - a handful
  • Sukhi Laal mirch/ Dry Red chili - 5 to 6
  • Hing/ Asafoetida - 1/4 teaspoon
  • Lehsun/ Garlic 1/4 cup crushed
  • Haldi powder/ Turmeric powder - 1/2 teaspoon
  • Kashmiri Laal mirch powder/ Kashmiri Red Chili powder - as per taste
  • Kaali mirchi powder/ Black pepper powder - 1/2 teaspoon
  • Gud/ Jaggery - a small piece
  • Dhaniya patta/ Coriander leaves - a handful finely chopped
  • Water - as per required consistency

Instructions

  1. FOR PREPARING RASAM POWDER-
  2. In a pan, mildly sauté red chili, toor dal, dhaniya, black peppercorns and cumin seeds.
  3. In a grinder jar, add the sautéed ingredients and grind it to make fine rasam powder.
  4. FOR PREPARING TAMARIND PULP AND DAL-
  5. Boil tamarind in water and add turmeric powder and salt in it.
  6. In a vessel, add toor dal and tomato and let it boil.
  7. FOR PREPARING THE RASAM-
  8. Heat oil in a pan and add mustard seeds and let it crackle.
  9. Add curry leaves, red chilies, and asafoetida and sauté it for few seconds.
  10. Add garlic and sauté it well with other ingredients on medium-high flame.
  11. Add tamarind pulp into the pan and mix it well on high flame.
  12. Add turmeric powder, kashmiri red chili powder, and black pepper powder and mix them well.
  13. Add rasam powder, salt and jaggery to the pan and mix them well with the other ingredients.
  14. Add coriander leaves and water as per required consistency to the mixture and let it boil.
  15. Add the boiled mixture of toor dal and tomato in the pan.
  16. Add water to the pan and whisk it a little. Cook it and let it boil for 7 to 8 minutes.
  17. Rasam | Spicy Rasam is ready to be served.
  • Servings : 3
  • Ready in : 20 Minutes
  • Special Category : Soup
  • Recipe Type : Dinner, Lunch

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