India

Rasam

Name: Rasam
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: India
Ingredients: 1 tbsp Tamarind paste; 2 pieces Tomato; 1 tsp each Black pepper & cumin; 1 tbsp Rasam powder; some of each Garlic & curry leaves; some of each Coriander & asafoetida

South Indian tamarind-pepper soup

Rasam is a thin, spiced South Indian soup of tamarind, tomato, pepper and cumin, often enriched with a little dal.

It is considered soothing for a cold and is poured over rice or sipped as a warming soup.

Servings4

Time30 min

LevelEasy

Ingredients

Tamarind paste1 tbsp
Tomato2 pieces
Black pepper & cumin1 tsp each
Rasam powder1 tbsp
Garlic & curry leavessome of each
Coriander & asafoetidasome of each

★ = available authentic in the Asia Boutique

Preparation

Dissolve the tamarind in water.
Cook down the tomato with rasam powder.
Add the tamarind water and only heat, do not boil.
Temper pepper-cumin and garlic in ghee.
Stir in the tempering, serve with coriander.

Make it original

Rasam powder and tamarind are in the Asia Boutique.

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