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Beetroot rasam recipe

Flavourful south Indian style rasam recipe with beetroot
Prep Time10 minutes
Cook Time25 minutes
Total Time35 minutes
Course: Accompaniments, Appetizer
Cuisine: South Indian
Keyword: South Indian rasam recipes
Servings: 4
Author: Jeyashri suresh

Ingredients

  • 1 cup cubed beetroot
  • 1 tomato
  • 1 tiny gooseberry sized tamarind without seed
  • 1.5 tsp rasam powder
  • ½ tsp turmeric powder
  • 2 tbsp toor dal
  • 2 pinches asafoetida
  • Salt as needed
  • Few curry leaves
  • Few coriander leaves
  • Water as needed

To temper

  • ½ tbsp oil or ghee
  • 1 tsp mustard seeds
  • 1 green chili
  • 1 tsp cumin seeds
  • 1 tsp black whole pepper
  • 3-4 cloves of garlic optional

Instructions

  • Add 1 cup cubed beetroot, 1 tomato, tiny piece of tamarind and few coriander stems in a vessel and add ½ cup of water.
  • In a small bowl add 2 tbsp of toor dal, wash and add a pinch of tamarind and enough water.
  • Pressure cook these two for 4-5 whistles.
  • Once done take out and discard the skin of tomato.
  • Mash the dal and add 1 cup of water. Keep this aside.
  • Cool and grind the cooked beetroot mixture into a fine paste. Do not discard the water.
  • Add the ground paste to a pan and add 1 cup of water. Use the cooked water here.
  • Now add the rasam powder, turmeric powder and salt to this.
  • Boil this for 7 minutes in low flame till the raw smell of the rasam podi goes off.
  • Now add the toor dal water.
  • Mix well and cook till it froths up.
  • When it is about to boil switch off the flame.
  • Add finely chopped coriander leaves and torn curry leaves.
  • In a mortar and pestle add pepper, cumin seeds, chopped green chili and few garlic cloves. You can skip garlic if you do not want.
  • Make this into a coarse mixture. Alternatively, you can pulse this in a mixie too.
  • In a pan add ½ tbsp of oil and add 1 tsp of mustard seeds.
  • When it starts to splutter, add the pulsed garlic mixture.
  • Saute for a minute.
  • Add this to the rasam.
  • Flavourful beetroot rasam is ready.
  • Enjoy this with hot rice or have this as soup.

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Notes

 1. You can skip the tamarind if you do not want to add.
2. In that case, you can add 1 more small tomato.
3. Beetroot rasam pairs well with plain rice and any spicy curry or any coconut-based poriyal.