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Thursday 18 August 2011

Gottu Rasam

Gottu Rasam is a term referred by Iyers for a type of Instant Rasam that does not require much ingredients other than the key essentials and also does not require much time to prepare..
To serve 4/5 persons
Ingredients:
  1. Tamarind: Size of a Big lemon
  2. Rasam Powder: 1.5 tbsps / Sambhar powder: 1 tbsp
  3. Toor Dal: 1 tsp
  4. Salt
  5. Asafoedita
  6. Curry, Coriander leaves
  7. Red Chillies: 2 (Medium sized)
  8. Water
Preparation Procedure:
  1. Add tamarind to warm water (say 300 ml) and extract juice.
  2. Add Toor dal (raw), Salt, Rasam Powder, few curry leaves & Asafoedita and heat it till Rasam powder smell vanishes… say 15 mins..
  3. Add some more water now for the Rasam.
  4. In a kadai, add 2 to 3 tsps ghee, add mustard and while it splutters, add asafoedita and Red Chillies and allow it for a min. Add this to the boiling rasam.
  5. Add coriander & curry leaves liberally and when the Rasam starts boiling and switch off the stove.
The most simple, easy to make Rasam is ready...

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