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Monday, March 11, 2013

Carrot Rasam

Add carrot puree to the simple rasam and make it more healthy.




Ingredients:


  • Chopped Carrots - 1 cup
  • Tamarind - small lime sized
  • Rasam Powder - 1 tsp
  • Turmeric Powder - 1/4 tsp
  • Water - 2 cups
  • Salt -to taste
  • Cilantro - 2 springs

For Tadka :
  • Ghee - 1 tbsp
  • Mustard Seeds - 1/2 tsp
  • Cumin Seeds - 1/2 tsp
  • Asafoetida- a pinch
  • Curry Leaves - 1 spring
  • Red whole chili - 1-2
Directions
  • Boil the chopped carrots and puree it after cooling a bit. Do not throw the water in which you boiled carrots. Use the same water for making rasam.
  • Soak tamarind for 10 minutes and extract the juice.
  • Heat the water you saved earlier, add tamarind extract, turmeric powder, rasam powder and pureed carrot. Bring it to boil. Add salt.
  • For tadka, heat ghee in a small pan, splutter mustard seeds, then cumin seeds, add asafoetida, curry leaves, chili. Pour it over the rasam. Add chopped cilantro and turn off the heat.

Variation:  You could add tomatoes to the rasam. You could also add half a cup of boiled toor dal to it.

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