Recipe- Spicy And Delicious Mysore Rasam

Mysore Rasam is a type of thin and spicy lentil soup which is an integral part of any South Indian meal but is different from the popular sambhar. There are many version of rasam some are made with lentil and some are made without using any lentil . Mysore rasam taste almost like a spicy tomato or vegetable broth.

Freshly ground spice powder(Rasam powder) is added to give a fresh aroma and flavor. Now ready made rasam powders of good brands are easily available in the market so you can use them too.

Ingredients

4 tbsp Tuvar Daal
2 Tomato
1 Green Chili
1/2 tsp Turmeric/ Haldi
1.5 tsp Rasam Powder
1 tsp Jaggary
2.5 tsp Jaggary Pulp
3 tbsp Fresh Coriander chopped
to Taste Salt

Tempering

2 tsp Ghee/ Oil
1/2 tsp Mustard seeds/ Rai
1/2 tsp Cumin Seed/ Jeera
1/2 tsp Asafoetida/ Hing
2 Dried whole red chili
8 Curry Leaves

Method

* Wash and soak tuver daal for 15 minutes.

* Add Roughly chopped tomato and 1/2 cup of water in the cooker and pressure cook for a whistle.

* Take out the boiled tomatoes and gently mash them with a laddle or whisk.

* Now add tuvar daal,chopped green chili,I tsp oil and approx 1.5 cups of water in the cooker.

* Pressure cook for 3-4 whistles or till daal become soft and mushy.

* Open the cooker and mash the boiled daal.

* Take out the boiled tomatoes and gently mash them with a laddle or whisk.

* Now add tuvar daal,chopped green chili,I tsp oil and approx 1.5 cups of water in the cooker.Pressure cook for 3-4 whistles or till daal become soft and mushy.

* Open the cooker and mash the boiled daal.

* In a pan add mashed tuvar daal,mashed tomato, salt,turmeric,tamarind extract,1/4 tsp asafoetida and approx 3 cups of water and cook on medium heat for 2 -3 minutes

* Now add 2 tsps of rasam powder,jaggary and few curry leaves and simmer for 2 minutes.

* Heat oil in a small pan and add mustard seeds and cumin seeds.

* When seeds start crackling add asafoetida ,curry leaves and whole red chilies.

* Add the tempering in the boiling rasam.

* Switch off the flame and add chopped fresh coriander .

* Serve hot with a spoon of ghee on top.(optional)

* Serve as and appetizer or with with rice, dosa ,vada or idlis.