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Instant Rasam

A falvorful instant rasam with ground spices.
Prep Time10 mins
Cook Time10 mins
Course: Main Course
Cuisine: Indian
Keyword: rasam
Author: Abinaya Nagarajan

Ingredients

  • 1.5 tsp coriander seeds
  • 1 tsp jeera
  • 1 tsp pepper corns
  • 6 garlic cloves
  • 2 green chilli slit
  • 1 tsp tamarind paste
  • 1/2 tsp hing
  • 1 tomato big and ripen
  • 2 cup water
  • salt
  • 1 spring curry leaves
  • 1 tsp coriander leaves chopped

Instructions
 

  • Coarsely grind 1.5 tsp coriander seeds, 1 tsp jeera, 1 tsp pepper corns, 3 garlic cloves with 1-2 tsp of water
  • In a pan, add the mix, 1 tsp tamarind paste, 1/2 tsp hing, 3 garlic cloves, 2 slit green chillies, 1 hand mashed ripen tomato.
  • Add 2 cups of water, salt and boil it in medium flame for 10 mins.
  • Add 1 spring of curry leaves and chopped coriander leaves at the end. ( Optional - You can also temper 1 tsp jeera in ghee/oil and add it over the rasam ). It is done.

Notes

  1. Make sure to use fresh ground spices to get the aromatic taste.
  2. My mom always hand mashes the tomatoes and adds it in rasam instead of chopping them; it increases the flavor of the rasam.
  3. Rasam tastes good even without the tempering :D