Rasam

photo by Jenny Sanders

- Ready In:
- 45mins
- Ingredients:
- 13
- Serves:
-
4
ingredients
- 100 g red gram, split
- 1 tablespoon oil
- 5 g mustard (1 tsp)
- 5 whole dried red chilies
- 10 curry leaves
- 1 g asafoetida powder
- 2 tablespoons garlic, crushed
- 1 teaspoon turmeric powder
- 2 -3 tomatoes, quartered
- 3 -4 peppercorns, crushed
- 1 green chili
- 1⁄2 cup tamarind pulp (100 gms)
- salt
directions
- Heat oil.
- Add the mustard seeds, as soon as they splutter add the red chillies (whole), curry leaves, asafoetida and garlic and saute for 2 mins.
- Add the turmeric, red gram, tomatoes, peppercorns, green chilli, tamarind pulp and salt.
- Mix and add 2-3 cups of water.
- (if using pressure cooker add 2 cups and if cooking open add 3 cups).
- Bring to a boil and simmer till dal is tender and soft.
- Garnish with cilantro.
- Serve hot.
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Reviews
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Very nice! I thought the tamarind was a little too predominant, but it should be noted that I could only get dried curry leaves, which didn't seem to have a lot of flavour. I also left out the asafoetida. Fay says not to keep lentil dishes around too long, but I thought this was better for lunch the next day - the flavours seemed to have blended and mellowed.
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