Orange Rasam
- 09
- October
- 2008
Orange Lemon Soup: Orange-Lemon Rasam. Orange-Neembakai Saaru. Lemons and Oranges are rich in Vitamin-C. Most of vitamins lie only close to the skin and on the skin. The lethery rind(jacket)is also loaded with essential oils! Since some of the vitamins are oil soluble and to make use of those essential oils….its good to cook them […]
Murungai Keerai Rasam
- 09
- September
- 2008
Murungai Keerai Rasam: Drumstick greens soup. Moringa leaves soup. Murungai keerai soup. Ingredients: Moringa Greens 1 cup Dry red chilies 5 Garlic 1 whole head with skin crushed Tamarind water 1 cup Tomatoes 1(optional) Salt Turmric powder 1/4 spoon Rasam powder 1 spoon Mustard seeds 1/4 spoon Peppercorns 1/4 spoon Cumin seeds 1/4 spoon Asafoetida […]
Drumstick Stem Rasam
- 25
- August
- 2008
Murungai Eerkku Rasam:(Country Style) Leg pain, Joints ache…..simple home-remedy could be this rasam! Ingredients: Moringha stems 4-6 thin/thick ones gently tappedDry red chilies 5Garlic 1 whole head with skin crushedTamarind water 1 cupTomatoes 1(optional)SaltTurmric powder 1/4 spoonRasam powder 1 spoonMustard seeds 1/4 spoonPeppercorns 1/4 spoonCumin seeds 1/4 spoonAsafoetida 1/4 spoonCurry leaves fewOil few spoons. Method: […]
Nellikai Rasam
- 31
- March
- 2008
Nellikkai Rasam: Goose Berry Rasam. Amla Rasam. Nellikai Rasam. Botanical name of this tree is Emblica officinalis I always try to fix some new rasam….since ‘rasam’ is the comfort food for most of the non-vegetarians like me! Anything that is tangy…I try to make rasam out of it. Well….don’t get surprised if I fix strawberry/ […]
Kozhi Rasam – Chettinad Special
- 19
- March
- 2008
Kozhi Rasam: I think Chettinad People make nice ‘Kozhi Rasam’….but I never came across their recipe. Here is my own version…it tured out great to me. I know…its sounds weird, non-veg rasam! Chicken in tamarind water may be unpalatable for some of you! Its a rainy day dish for me…when I get bored with soups […]
Paruppu Rasam
- 11
- March
- 2008
Also Known As: Paruppu Thanni Rasam, Paruppu Rasam. Dal Rasam. Thakaali Rasam, Thakkali Rasam. Tomato Rasam. Ingredients: Thoor dal 1 fistful Tamarind paste 1 spoon Tomato 1 large diced Coriander leaves few Garlic with skin 8-10 cloves Dry red chilies 5 Rasam powder 1-2 spoons Turmeric powder 1/4 spoon Salt Mustard seeds 1/2 spoon Cumin […]
Kollu Rasam / Horse Gram Rasam
- 11
- March
- 2008
Horse Gram Tomato Rasam: Kollu Thakkali Rasam. Ulava Chaaru. Ingredients: horse gram 1 cupTomatoes 4 choppedTomatoes 4 pureedGarlic 10-15 crushedDry red chilies 6 flakedSaltTurmeric pwoder 1/4 spoonRasam powder(home made) 2 spoonsMustard seeds 1/4 spoonWhole pepper 1/4 spoonCumin seeds 1/4 spoonAsafoetida 1/4 spoonCurry leaves 1 twigCilantro leaves to garnish fewSesame oil few spoons. Method: Soak a […]
Nandu Rasam – Chettinad Style
- 14
- November
- 2007
Nandu Rasam: Crab Rasam. Kekra-Imili Ki Shorba. Crab the Power source for Calcium, A great source of vitamin B12 and immunity-boosting zinc! I use something tangy to leach away that calcium into my broth! Tamarind, lemon and tomatoes works well! I always insist upon ‘shell crabs’ over shell-less! Yeah for calcium and that great flavor! […]
Rasa Vadai
- 12
- September
- 2007
Rasa Vadai: Myself and my friend Balaji used eat at this tiffen centre….when we were at Hyderabad. Most of the days after our class….we go there for either breakfast or tea. One fine day….after shopping we stopped there in the evenning. They had this amazing recipe called Rasa Idly. Wow….very spicy! You wouldnt beleive…very hot, […]
Araithu Vitta Rasam
- 02
- August
- 2007
Arachi Vitta Rasam:(Country Style) Ingredients: Tamarind (cricket ball size)Garlic 1 whole head peeled & gratedDry red chilies 6-8 gratedCurry leaves few gratedSaltTurmeric powder 1/4 spoonWhole peppercorns 1 spoon semi crushedCumin seeds 1 spoon semi crushedAsafoetida 1/4 spoonMustard seeds 1/2 spoonSesame oil few spoons. Method: Soak tamarind pulp in warm water for 20 minutes. Then using […]
