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RASAM | 'TIS THE SEASON

Horsegram Rasam (Kollu) This rasam is high on
nutritional content, fibre. Very
Ingredients be used for making horsegram (kollu) strengthening. Especially good
• 1/2 cup cooked horsegram • 1 lemon- sundal or thogayal. for those who workout in gyms
sized tamarind ball • 2 tomatoes, Grind pepper, cumin seeds, dried red
chopped • 2 tsp oil • 1/2 tsp mustard chillies and 2 tsp of cooked horsegram
seeds • 1/4 tsp cumin seeds • 2 dried into a coarse paste.
red chillies • 2 green chillies • 1/4 tsp In a cooking pan, heat oil. Add mustard
asafoetida • 2 sprigs curry leaves • 1/4 seeds, cumin seeds, asafoetida, dried red
tsp turmeric powder • salt to taste chillies, green chillies and curry leaves.
• fresh coriander leaves for garnishing Add the coarsely ground paste and
To grind into a paste sauté for a couple of minutes.
• 1/2 tsp pepper • 1/2 tsp cumin seeds Now add turmeric powder, chopped
• 2 dried red chillies • 2 tsp cooked tomatoes and salt. Sauté for another
horsegram couple of minutes.
To this, add tamarind extract along with
Method 1 cup of water. Boil for a minute or two.
Wash horsegram thoroughly. Soak for Now add the preserved horsegram
at least 1 hour. Pressure cook using 4 water and cook till a frothy layer
cups of water, for 4-5 whistles. Drain appears on top.
the water and preserve for preparing Switch off the flame and garnish with
the rasam. The cooked horsegram can fresh coriander leaves.

Dill Seeds Rasam (Sathakuppai) For tempering

• 1/2 tsp mustard seeds • a pinch of
Ingredients • 1 gooseberry-sized tamarind ball asafoetida • ghee for seasoning
• dill seeds • 1 tsp coriander seeds • 1/4 tsp turmeric powder • 1/2 tsp
• 3/4 tsp peppercorns asafoetida Method
• 4-5 dried red chillies • jaggery as per taste In a pan, dry roast dill seeds, coriander
• 1 sprig curry leaves • 1 tsp toor dal • salt to taste seeds, peppercorns, dried red chillies,
curry leaves and toor dal till you get
This rasam is good to treat a nice aroma. Coarsely grind these
PCOD and menstrual cramps. roasted ingredients to a powder.
It’s rich in calcium and iron, In a cooking pot, extract the tamarind
therefore good for the bones. pulp using 1 cup of water.
It is also used to treat hay fever Add to this asafoetida, turmeric
and body ache powder and salt, and boil for 3-4
minutes till the raw smell of tamarind
goes away.
Add the coarse spice powder and boil
for another 2 minutes.
Add jaggery and 4 cups of water, and
boil till it starts to get frothy. At this
point, switch off the flame.
In a tempering pan, heat the ghee.
Add mustard seeds and asafoetida.
Add this seasoning to the rasam.

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