Rasams- the tongue ticklers !

Dates Rasam - Delightfully Sweet & Sour !

Dates - 6 ( chop fine)

Tamarind paste - 2 tsp

Rasam powder - 2 level tsp

Cooked tur dhal - 2 tbsp ( blend with 2 cups of water)

Hing - ¼ tsp

Salt

To temper -

Ghee - 1 tsp

Mustard seeds - ½ tsp

Curry leaves - few

Chopped dates - 2 tsp

To garnish:

Chopped coriander leaves - 2 tbsp

Boil the whole dates with tamarind paste, hing, haldi, rasam powder & salt for 5 mts.

Cool & liquidize.

Add dhal water & put on fire again.

Remove when it froths.

Temper & garnish as given.

 

Apple rasam - Ideal & stylish to be served in parties !

Tomatoes - 2

Apple - 1 ( peel, core & chop fine)

Cooked dhal - 2 tbsp

Salt, haldi

Lime juice - 2 tsp or to taste

Hing

Coriander leaves - 1 tbsp

Powder:

Red chillies - 2

Pepper - ½ - 1 tsp

Jeera - 1 tsp

To temper:

Ghee - 1 tbsp

Mustard seeds - 1 tsp

Curry leaves - few

In a kadai, heat ghee, add mustard seeds & splutter.

Add the apple cubes & fry lightly.

Add the powder & dhal mixed with 2 cups of water (tomato puree included).

Add salt, hing and simmer to just boil.

Remove, add lime juice & coriander leaves.

 

Plums Rasam - sweet & sour plums make delicious rasam !

Plums - 5, 6 chopped

Cooked dhal - 2 tbsp

Salt, hing

Fry in ½ tsp ghee & powder:

Dhaniya - 1 ½ tsp

Gram dhal - ½ tsp

Red chillies - 2, 3

Pepper - ½ tsp

Jeera - ½ tsp

To temper:

Ghee - ½ tsp

Mustard seeds - 1 tsp

Curry leaves - few

To garnish - chopped coriander leaves

Boil plums in minimum water with haldi.

Reserve some to be added & liquidize the rest.

Add powder, salt, dhal water & hing.

Simmer to boiling point.

Add reserved plums & temper.

If the plums are not sour & only sweet, this rasam will not be very tasty.

Add little lime juice to taste, if preferred.

 

Dear Veda,
Welcome to this sub-forum !:tongue
Does rasam attract men, I wonder ! TDU came here & now, you. But I bet, Sri & VR will not !
If you had said, that Shan makes rasam as good as your periamma, I might not have believed. I am yet to see a man who thinks his wife cooks as good as his amma or periamma etc !
Do follow the recipe exactly - I guarantee you, excellent results ! It will be the perfect "aluppu rasam", we all need often !
Love,
Chithra.

 

Dear Meena,
Next 2 entrants are ready - oranges & pomegranate, waiting in the queue !
Love,
Chithra.

 

Dear Veda,
Me & V are great rasam fans as well !
I must drink a cup of rasam definitely, alomg with lunch - it fills up & cut down a little on the rice intake also !
Welcome to my house also for a "change of rasam " !
Love,
Chithra.
How can you not like rice with jeera rasam & chutta appalam?