Tomato Rasam

Tomato Rasam How long it takes: 30 minutes Number of servings: 2 The humble Rasam is now a popular dish, substituting for soup in the Indian cuisine and especially makes for good comfort food. It is a perfect simple food, even a relief – especially when you’re back from hectic travel, or recovering from a nasty flu. [...]

Pineapple Rasam

Pineapple Rasam How long it takes: 30 minutes Number of servings: 3-4 Pineapple is a seasonal fruit and now available in plenty for 2-3 months of a year. It is available in huge sizes which ranges from 5-6 K.G by weight. It is sweet-sour in taste, but the ripened variety is so sweet that we [...]

Poli Saru (Rasam)

This poli saru is nothing but the rasam/saru prepared with the stock of the cooked Bengalgram dal while preparing “Puran poli.  Cooked dal is poured in a collander and stock collected there in  will  be seasoned by adding other necessary ingredients.  It is prepared as per one’s pallot.  In some house hold they prepare it [...]

Ginger-Lemon Rasam

Ginger-Lemon Rasam How long it takes : 45 minutes Number of servings: 3-4   This rasam is very simple and easy to prepare and a good recipe for the starters.  We do not use any powder as such for this dish – the aromatic  seasoning of  fresh curry leaves, garnishing with fresh cilantro and using [...]

Masala Rasam

I have already put up the normal Tomato Rasam using Rasam powder with Toor Dal. But today I would like to put up yet another Rasam which is prepared with a little masala, without dal and yet really very tasty. This rasam is prepared in most of the temples for pooja food and is also [...]

Tomato Rasam (with Toor Dal)

Anyone learning South Indian cooking, Rasam would be among the first to be learnt. Not only so because of its simplicity but also versatality – it can be used as gravy with rice and side-dish with idlis and dosas. So I presume that many of my readers are familiar with the recipe – I will [...]

Rasam Powder @ Home

About Rasam We need a host of powders to prepare a variety of dishes. Almost all the powders like the Rasam powder, Sambar powder and many are available in the market in various brands. Several brands have been very popular for decades now. Yet, I always prepare almost all the powders at home from scratch [...]