Simple Mint rasam or pudina rasam is an appetizing tamarind based mostly south Indian fashion broth with spices that consolation you throughout chilly or wet day.
Good as appetizer like a soup or with steamed rice as part of south Indian meal.
Take a look at my mint thogayal in the event you like mint in lunch, additionally my elai vadam which is able to go greatest with this rasam.
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Components
I just lately had this as appetizer in Podi & poriyal restaurant and cherished it. It was completely totally different in taste, mine was totally different, but actually minty the way in which I wished to be.
Listed below are easy components wanted to make this scrumptious rasam.
- Mint leaves
- Tamarind
- Dal water
- Tomato
- Inexperienced chilli
- Rasam powdr
- Turmeric
- Asafoetida
See recipe card for full record and portions.
Directions
Let’s examine the way to put together mint rasam.
Earlier than beginning, ensure you soak tamarind and extract juice (whole ½ cup).
Hold prepared dal water (½ cup) – You may prepare dinner ¼ cup dal and put together ½ cup water from it or reserve it from dal you prepare dinner for sambar.
1. Take eeya sombu (or another vessel) and add tamarind water to it.
2. After that, add chopped tomato reserving a bit of for topping.
3. Smash the tomato properly with arms.
4. Take ½ cup loosely packed mint leaves with little water.
5. Grind easily.
6. Add the bottom mint to rasam.
7. Add turmeric, rasam powder, asafoetida and slit chilli to it.
8. Add 1 cup water.
9. Combine properly.
10. Begin heating in low warmth. Don’t use excessive flame whereas utilizing eeya sombu.
11. As soon as it froths, add dal water.
12. Required salt.
13. High with remaining tomato.
14. Combine properly.
15. Deliver to boil once more in low to medium flame. Simply till it froths. Take away from fireplace.
16. Warmth a teaspoon of ghee, mood with mustard, asafoetida and cumin seeds.
17. Combine the tempering to rasam.
18. Garnish with some recent mint leaves, finely chopped.
Substitutions
- Rasam powder – I used readymade, however you too can use your individual. Simply dry grind a tablespoon of coriander seeds, a teaspoon of every black pepper and cumin.
- Tomato and dal water – you may skip tomato and dal water.
- Vegan – Use oil for tempering as an alternative of ghee.
Variations
- Spicy – add couple of torn dry pink chili whereas tempering or whereas boiling to up the warmth lelel within the dish
- Dal – You may skip dal water and use simply plain water.
- Tomato – Skip and use lemon or extra tamarind to steadiness style.
See this 10 min rasam recipe on my web site!
Eeya sombu
Eeya sombu rasam tastes greatest and have good well being advantages too.
Eeyam is commonly misunderstood with Lead as an alternative of Tin and many individuals are afraid to make use of.
I just lately received mine at Kumbakonam Kumeswarar temple avenue (Kumbeswarar koil sannadi) in a store known as Sri Saravana shops.
- It will not be having sharp edges.
- Feels heavy, will get heated quick however retains warmth for lengthy.
Warning: Don’t boil in excessive flame in for very long time. It could actually’t with stand excessive temperature. Will soften.
Don’t use tongs to hold the eeya sombu, use dish fabric. Utilizing tongs will give dents within the vessel.
Storage
Rasam retains good comfortably for couple of days in fridge.
High tip
- Use sufficient tamarind for steadiness in taste and style. Utilizing much less tanginess will give uncooked odor of mint over powering.
- Grinding mint ensures good sturdy taste and equally essential, the ultimate mint leaf garnish.
- I choose to not use curry leaves or coriander leaves for full taste from mint.
Video : https://youtu.be/TC45H3MsLNg
Recipe card
Simple Mint rasam recipe
Mint rasam or pudina rasam is an appetizing tamarind based mostly south Indian fashion broth with spices that consolation you throughout chilly or wet day.
Components
- ½ cup Mint leaves Pudina
- ½ cup Tamarind extract from 1 teaspoon (gooseberry dimension) Tamarind or 1 teaspoon tamarind paste
- ½ cup Dal water Dilute ¼ cup cooked toor dal.
- 1 Tomato
- 2 Inexperienced chilli slit
- ¼ teaspoon Turmeric
- 1.5 teaspoon Rasam powder
- ¼ teaspoon Asafoetida I used stable, you should utilize powder too.
- Salt as wanted
To mood
- 1 teaspoon Ghee
- ½ teaspoon Mustard
- 1 teaspoon Cumin seeds
- 1 pinch Asafoetida
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Directions
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Earlier than beginning, ensure you soak tamarind and extract juice (whole ½ cup).
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Hold prepared dal water (½ cup) – You may prepare dinner ¼ cup dal and put together ½ cup water from it or reserve it from dal you prepare dinner for sambar.
-
Take eeya sombu (or another vessel) and add tamarind water to it.
-
After that, add chopped tomato reserving a bit of for topping.
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Smash the tomato properly with arms.
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Take ½ cup loosely packed mint leaves with little water.
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Grind easily.
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Add the bottom mint to rasam.
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Add turmeric, rasam powder, asafoetida and slit chilli to it.
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Add 1 cup water.
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Combine properly.
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Begin heating in low warmth. Don’t use excessive flame whereas utilizing eeya sombu.
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As soon as it froths, add dal water.
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Required salt.
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High with remaining tomato.
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Combine properly.
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Deliver to boil once more in low to medium flame. Simply till it froths. Take away from fireplace.
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Warmth a teaspoon of ghee, mood with mustard, asafoetida and cumin seeds.
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Combine the tempering to rasam.
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Garnish with some recent mint leaves, finely chopped.
Video
Notes
- Don’t boil in excessive flame in for very long time. It could actually’t with stand excessive temperature. Will soften.
- Don’t use tongs to hold the eeya sombu, use dish fabric. Utilizing tongs will give dents within the vessel.