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Kalyana rasam
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Kalyana rasam recipe

An exotic rasam made without tamarind water and rasam powder
Prep Time15 minutes
Cook Time30 minutes
Total Time45 minutes
Course: Lunch, Main Course
Cuisine: Indian
Servings: 4
Author: Jeyashri suresh

Ingredients

  • 2 Tomato
  • ½ tsp Turmeric powder
  • 2 tbsp Toor dal cooked
  • 2 cups Water
  • Coriander leaves few
  • Curry leaves few
  • 1 tsp + ½ tsp Ghee
  • Asafoetida a pinch
  • ½ tsp Mustard seeds
  • To roast and grind
  • 1 tbsp Toor dal
  • 1 tsp Black pepper
  • 3 red chili
  • 1 tsp Cumin seeds

Instructions

  • Grind the tomatoes into a puree and reserve ½ portion of the tomatoes before grinding.
  • Finely chop that ½ portion and keep it aside.
  • Roast the toor dal, black pepper and red chili in ½ tsp ghee.
  • Once the dal turns golden brown, switch off the flame
  • Add the cumin seeds and mix well. Let this sit in the pan for few minutes.
  • Allow it cool completely and grind into a fine paste by adding little water.
  • Add the tomato puree in a vessel in which you are going to make rasam.
  • Now add in the grind paste to this.
  • Add ½ cup water to it and add turmeric powder, salt and asafoetida.
  • Let this boil for 5- 7 minutes.
  • Mix the cooked toor dal and 1.5 cups of water.
  • Add this to the pan. Let this froth up.
  • Add coriander leaves and few curry leaves.
  • In a pan add 1 tsp ghee and temper ½ tsp mustard seeds and curry leaves.
  • Once it splutters, add it to the rasam.
  • Add the chopped tomato to this.
  • Switch off the flame.
  • Kalyana rasam is ready.

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Notes

1. Add cumin seeds after switching off the flame, else it will turn bitter.
2.Traditionally tamarind water is not used for this rasam, but if you are particular in adding, add ½ cup of tamarind extract, along with tomato puree. 3. Kalyana rasam goes well with hot rice and potato curry.