Easy rasam recipe
5 from 23 votes
Easy rasam recipe, south Indian staple everyday dish made commonly under 20-30
mins. Learn how to make basic rasam with stepwise photos.
Prep Time Cook Time Soaking time
5 mins 15 mins 30 mins
Course: Main Course Cuisine: Indian Servings: 4 Author: Raks Anand
Ingredients
1 teaspoon Tamarind Small gooseberry size
1 Tomato
1.5 teaspoon Rasam powder
¼ teaspoon Sugar
⅛ teaspoon Turmeric powder
Salt
2 tablespoon Coriander leaves chopped
5 Curry leaves
To Temper
1 tblsp Ghee/ Oil
½ teaspoon Mustard
2 Red chilli
1 teaspoon Cumin seeds jeera
1 sprig Curry leaves
Instructions
1. Soak tamarind in hot water for 30 mins and extract its juice and keep aside. Make the total
water 3 cups. Chop tomatoes roughly.
2. Heat kadai and cook tomatoes in few drops of oil with a pinch of salt until soft. Add the
tamarind extract, turmeric, torn curry leaves and half the coriander leaves.
3. Bring to boil and add the rasam powder, salt and sugar.(refer note-1 for a tip)
4. Mix well and just bring to boil.
5. Switch off the flame and transfer to the serving bowl. Garnish with coriander leaves. Close
immediately (otherwise the aroma will escape ;)).
6. Temper with the items given under ‘To temper’ table in order and add it to the rasam.
Notes
You can two crushed garlic with skin before switching off the flame. This does a magic and
gives a great flavour. Do not add more than two but.
Rasam need not boil for long time as it will not be tasty. Just bring to boil, makes it frothy.
You can reduce water and add cooked toor dal water or 2-3 tablespoon of toor dal. That too
gives rasam a different flavour.
Sugar in rasam enhances flavour and gives a clear rasam.