Instant Rasam Premix

Ingredients

To make Instant Rasam Powder Mix

• 1Cup Toor dal/Thuvaram paruppu
• 200gms Tamarind
• 1/2cup Coriander seeds/Vara Kothamalli
• 1/4cup Cumin seeds/Jeera
• 3tbsp Pepper Corns/milagu
• 1tsp Fenugreek seed/vendayam
• 1tsp Asafoetida/hing
• 1tsp Turmeric powder
• 1tsp Sugar
• 1tbsp Mustard seeds /kadugu
• 1handful Curry Leaves/Karuveppilai
• 10 Dry Red Chili
• saltto taste

To make Rasam

• 2tbsp Rasam powder
• 1cup Water
• 1 Tomatosmall
• saltto adjust
• few Curry leavesto garnish
• few Coriander Leaves/Kothamallito garnish

Instructions

To make Instant Rasam Powder Mix

1. In a pan, dry roast toor dal until it turns golden brown. Dry roast tamarind for a few seconds and place it on the same plate. Similarly, dry roast coriander, cumin, peppercorns, fenugreek, and asafoetida separately until a nice aroma comes, and place them on a plate.
2. Then dry roast mustard seeds until it splutters and transfer them to a separate plate. Similarly, dry roast chili and curry leaves for a few seconds and place them with mustard seeds.
3. Transfer roasted toor dal, coriander, cumin, peppercorns, fenugreek, asafoetida, and tamarind to a mixer jar. Along with this, add salt, turmeric powder, and sugar. Grind it to a fine powder.
4. Transfer the powder to a bowl. Along with this, add roasted curry leaves, mustard, and chili and mix all thoroughly. Rasam powder is ready. Let this cool completely, and then transfer this to an air-tight container.

To make Rasam

1. Mash a small tomato in a bowl. Add a cup of water. Mix 2 tbsp of rasam powder mix to the water. Adjust salt if required. Boil this for 5 mins. Garnish with curry leaves and coriander leaves to get a fresh look. Rasam is ready. Serve hot with rice.

Recipe Notes

• Dry roast all the ingredients separately on a medium-low flame only.
• Do not roast tamarind for a long time. It becomes firm and will not be able to blend in a blender. Just saute it for a few seconds only until the moisture is reduced.
• Instead of tamarind, you can use tamarind powder too, which is available nowadays in the market.
• One can change the amount of spice, include more lentils or tamarind, or even include additional ingredients like garlic or ginger.
  

 courtesy- Sharmi's kitchen

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