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164. Cumin Rasam

Pure Water<br>Cumin Seed-<br>1<br>padi<br>-<br>½ palam
Pepper-<br>⅛ palam
Red Chilli-<br>⅛ palam
Coriander Seed-<br>¼ palam
Salt-<br>½ palam
Tamarind-<br>¾ palam
Ghee-<br>½ palam
Fenugreek Seed-<br>⅛ palam

165. Jaggery And Tamarind Rasam

Cumin Seed - ⅛ palam

Method :

  • 1. Pour pure water in a 1 and ½ padi water holding capacity lead coated vessel. Soak cumin seeds in 1/8 padi water.
  • 2. Fry pepper pods, red chillies and coriander seeds, separately in ghee. Then grind it with the soaked cumin seeds using the same water.
  • 3. Mix this with the 1 padi water kept aside. Boil this with the salt. Dissolve the tamarind in water, remove the seeds and pour this into the rasam.
  • 4. Use the 22nd seasoning method to season the rasam. Add ghee, fenugreek and cumin seeds for seasoning.

Ingredients :

Pure Water-<br>2<br>padi
Tamarind-<br>1¼ palam
Salt-<br>⅝<br>palam
Jaggery-<br>½<br>palam
Curry Leaves-<br>1<br>palam
Ghee-<br>1<br>palam
Red Chilli-<br>½<br>palam
Mustard Seed-<br>¼<br>padi
Asafoetida-<br>2<br>ku.a
  • 1. Dissolve tamarind in pure water and remove the seeds. Add salt and jaggery to the tamarind juice and boil it.
  • 2. Fry curry leaves in slow fire and add it to the rasam. When the rasam boils and thickens, season it. Follow the procedure of 22nd seasoning method.
  • 3. Use ghee, red chillies and mustard for seasoning. Remove from fire. Dissolve asafoetida in water and pour it into the rasam.