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Thursday, April 28, 2016

X- (e)xtra simple chintapandu rasam/tamarind rasam

Today is letter X for journey through the cuisine and there are no dishes or vegetables that start with letter X. I thought about X-mas dishes but couple of our neighbors and friends who made good cakes for the holiday were from Kerala. Andhra Christians make regular sweets like payasam and cooked non-veg at least 17 years ago.
So, my only choice became to twist the name of this super simple rasam that I make all the time but never posted for some reason.
This rasam goes well with white rice, I love to drink as is too.

Preparation Time: 5 minutes 
Cook Time: 20 minutes 
Serves : 4

Ingredients:
For boiling:

Water : 5 cups 
Tamarind : medium lemon size
Tomato: 1 medium diced
Rasam powder: 1 heaping teaspoon full
Dry red chilies: 2
Cumin seeds/jeera: 1/2 teaspoon 
Turmeric: 1/2 teaspoon 
Curry leaves: 1/2 sprig 
Salt to taste 

For Tempering:
Dry red chilies: 1 broken in half
Urad dal : 1/2 teaspoon 
Mustard seeds/Aavalu: 1/2 teaspoon 
Garlic cloves : 2 minced
Curry leaves: 1 sprig 

Coriander leaves/cilantro: for garnishing 

Method:
Add All the ingredients listed under for boiling in a saucepan and bring it to a boil. It should take about 20 minutes.
Heat oil in a small pan and add the ingredients listed under tempering except  curry Leaves and fry for 1 minute. Add curry leaves and turn off the stove. Add the tempering to the rasam.
Garnish with chopped cilantro and serve hot with white rice or serve as soup.


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12 comments:

  1. Tangy and lipsmacking rasam, my kind of food, loving it.

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  2. The yummy rasam sans lentils is indeed a xtra quick one.

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  3. We call this as goddu rasam.. super simple to prepare na.. love the name. Between why your post url says click to view in external page?

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  4. Super comforting food. Rasam looks great..

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  5. Love this simple rasam. And that kodi guddu shaped plate!! When younger, we all cousins use to fight to eat in those plates.. :)

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  6. Rssam is my all time favorite , your version looks yum , i really want to get that bowl.

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  7. That is one flavorful bowl of rasam.Lovely

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  8. Love your choice for the letter X --'xtra' simple sounds just perfect for this much loved rasam. I need a bowl of it right now to soothe my sore throat :-)

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  9. Such a hearty choice of rasam for X. Looks perfect for days that you truly need a comfort meal!

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