💾 Archived View for tilde.pink › ~bencollver › recipe › ascii › ethnic › asia › indian › recipe264.t… captured on 2022-07-16 at 17:21:08.

View Raw

More Information

⬅️ Previous capture (2022-06-11)

-=-=-=-=-=-=-



                              Ordinary Rasam

Recipe By     : Dakshin by Chandra Padmanabhan
Serving Size  : 4    Preparation Time :0:30
Categories    : Indian

  Amount  Measure       Ingredient -- Preparation Method
--------  ------------  --------------------------------
   3      tablespoons   red gram dal (pigeon peas, toor dal) -- picked
over & rinsed
   1      cup           water
   2                    tomatoes -- diced
                        a lemon-sized piece of tamarind pulp
     1/2  teaspoon      asafoetida powder
   2      teaspoons     rasam powder
                        salt -- to taste
   2 1/2  cups          water (extra)
                        coriander leaves -- to garnish
                        For Tempering:
   2      teaspoons     ghee
   1      teaspoon      brown mustard seeds
     1/2  teaspoon      cumin seeds
   1                    red chili, halved
                        a few curry leaves

Wash red gram dal well. Drain. Place in a a heavy saucepan. Cover with 1
cuo water and bring to the boil. When boiling, cover pan with a lid,
leaving slightly ajar. Lower the heat and simmer dal gently for 1 1/2
hours. Stir several times during the last 30 minutes of cooking. Set dal
aside without draining. 

Dice the tomatoes. Place in a heavy saucepan with the tamarind pulp,
asafoetida powder, rasam powder, and salt to taste. Add 1 cup water.
Crush the contents of the pan together. Simmer for about 15 minutes.

Add the undrained cooked dal and the remaining 1 1/2 cups water to the
rasam. Bring to the boil.

Tempering: Heat 2 teaspoons ghee in a heavy frying pan or skillet. Add
the mustard seeds, cumin seeds, halved red chilli, and a few curry
leaves.

When the mustard seeds splutter, add this mixture to the rasam.

Garnish the rasam with chopped coriander leaves. Serve hot.

From: Dakshin, Vegetarian Cuisine From South India by Chandra
Padmanabhan


                   - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -