Rasam is a South Indian soup. It is prepared with tamarind juice or tomato, pepper and other spices. A typical South Indian meal will never be complete without rasam. Rasam can be taken as a soup or as an accompaniment for rice. It is very simple to prepare rasam and it comes under comfort food. This is very common in my house and I love it with hot steamed rice and any curry. Today let us learn how to make Jeera rasam following this easy recipe.
Jeera Rasam-Cumin Rasam
Prep Time : 5 mins
Cook Time : 20 mins
Yields: 3 Cups
Recipe Category: Rasam-Soup
Recipe Cuisine: South Indian
Yields: 3 Cups
Recipe Category: Rasam-Soup
Recipe Cuisine: South Indian
Ingredients needed
Tamarind – very less ( just 7-8 grams)
Tomato – 1 big or 2 small
Sambar powder – 1/2 tsp
For grinding
Jeeragam/cumin seeds – 1 tsp
Tur Dal – 1/2 tbsp
Red Chilli – 1
Curry leaves – 4-5
For the seasoning
Ghee – 1 tsp
Mustard – 1/2 tsp
Jeera seeds – 1/2 tsp
Curry leaves – little
For Garnishing
Coriander leaves – finely chopped 2 tbsp
Preparation
Soak tamarind in 1 1/2 cup of warm water for 10 minutes and extract its juice. Discard the pulp.
Soak the ingredients given under “for grinding” in a little warm water for 15 minutes and grind it coarsely. Keep it aside.
Method
Take tamarind extract, add salt, chopped tomatoes, sambar powder and curry leaves.
Boil on low flame until it is reduced and the raw flavor of the tamarind goes. Always rasam should be boiled on low flame/heat.
Then add the ground paste along with appoximately 1 1/2 cup of water.
When froth starts forming on the surface, switch off the flame. Do not boil it.
Heat a tsp of ghee, add mustard, jeera seeds, when it sizzles, add curry leaves and pour the seasoning over the rasam.
Garnish with finely chopped coriander leaves.
Serve hot with hot steamed rice and any vegetable curry, it is simply divine.
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View Comments (66)
Looks tangy and spicy rasam..Loved the 2 cute tomatoes..
wooow.. looks perfect & Yummy..
nice click.
My all time comfort dish.Yours is perfect for a gloomy day here.
so cute those tomatoes are, they look so real as if you have put life in them...Rasam is my all time fav one and when tempered with jeera & curry leaves it would be awesome...
Perfect rasam for stomach upset. Love it
ohhoww..the rasam looks absolutely yummy padhu..We like the terrific looks on the tomatoes..hihihi
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Kairali sisters
cute tomatoes!!! so creative deary!!!
rasam looks so delicious..
Wow ...Gr8 asusal ...excellent click ...and loved the way u presented it ...we will wait for next dish with tomato ..
Jeera rasam is tempting with cute pic...I love ur neat presentation.