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Friday 19 August 2011

Poondu Rasam

Poondu Rasam (Garlic Rasam)
             Ingredients:
1.       Tamarind: Size of a big lemon
2.       Garlic (Peeled) : 7 to 8 petals
3.       Toor Dal: 2 tbsps
4.       Jeera: 1 tsp
5.       Pepper: 2 tsps
6.       Curry Leaves: Few
7.       Red Chilly: 1 (medium sized)
8.       Salt
9.       Ghee
10.   Water
Preparation Procedure:
1.       Extract Tamarind essence by putting tamarind in warm water (say 400 ml).
2.       Add salt, very few curry leaves and boil the tamarind water for 10 mins.
3.       In a kadai, add 1 tsp of ghee and roast the Toor dal, pepper, Jeera and red chillies for 2 to 3 mins and take the roasted mix out of the kadai.
4.       Now, to the empty kadai, again add 2 tsps of Ghee and roast the garlic petals till they turn colour to light golden. This will ensure that the strong smell of garlic is reduced to an extent.
5.       Grind all the roasted ingredients together with a little curry leaves
6.       Add this paste to the boiling tamarind water and stir well and allow this to boil for 5 more mins stirring at regular intervals.
7.       Add 2 tsps of ghee in the kadai, add mustard seeds and while it starts spluttering, add it to the Rasam and add little more curry leaves to the Rasam and switch off the stove.
Do NOT add asafoedita since it may taste a little bitter

3 comments:

  1. What can be a suitable side dish for this

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  2. Any curry varieties will go well Narayan. Vathakkal curry (fried ones) may go well with this Poondu rasam sadham.

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  3. Senai kilangu roast goes well with this

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