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Garlic Rasam | Poondu Rasam
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Garlic Tomato Rasam Recipe | Poondu Thakkali Rasam Recipe

Garlic Tomato Rasam | Poondu Thakkali Rasam, quick and easy to make rasam that is rich in garlic and pepper flavor. Very soothing and comforting Rasam that can be served as Soup too or we can also serve the rasam after a heavy meal that would help to digest the heavy meal.
Prep Time10 minutes
Cook Time20 minutes
Total Time30 minutes
Course: Rasam, Soup
Cuisine: Indian, South Indian, Tamil Nadu
Servings: 4 people
Calories: 67kcal
Author: Sowmya Venkatachalam

Equipment

  • Mixer Grinder
  • Sauce Pan

Ingredients

For Grinding

  • 2 teaspoon Toor Dal
  • 2 teaspoon Coriander seeds
  • 1 teaspoon Peppercorns
  • 3 Red Chili
  • 3 Garlic cloves
  • 1 teaspoon Cumin Seeds

Other Ingredients

  • 1 Gooseberry Size Tamarind
  • 1 Tomato Roughly Chopped
  • 10 Garlic cloves
  • ¼ teaspoon Turmeric Powder
  • 1 teaspoon Salt Adjust As Needed
  • 1 tablespoon Coriander Leaves
  • 1 tablespoon Ghee

For Tempering

  • 1 teaspoon Ghee
  • 1 teaspoon Mustard seeds
  • 1 teaspoon Cumin Seeds
  • 2 Green Chili
  • Few Curry Leaves

Instructions

Soaking Tamarind

  • Soak tamarind in warm water for 10 mins. Extract the juice and set aside

Grinding Process

  • Take Toor dal, coriander seeds, pepper, red chili, garlic cloves and cumin seeds in a mixer jar. Grind it to coarse paste

Making Garlic Rasam

  • Heat ghee in a pan. Add garlic cloves and saute for about 2-3 mins.
  • Add tomato and saute for a minute. Add sauteed garlic and tomato to the sauce pan having tamarind water. Add Turmeric and salt and give a good stir.
  • Now, Add Coarse Spice Paste. Keep the rasam in medium flame. Allow it to cook for about 10 mins.
  • Then, we add 2 cups of water and adjus the consistency. Keep the rasam in low flame till a frothy layer forms on top
  • Garnish the rasam with coriander leaves and switch off the flame

Tempering Process

  • Heat ghee in a pan. Add mustard seeds and cumin seeds to the pan. Allow it to crackle. Then add green chili and curry leaves and saute for few seconds.
  • Add this tempering to Garlic Tomato Rasam
  • Serve the delicious Garlic Rasam with hot steaming rice or can be served as soup

Notes

  1. Instead of sautéing garlic, we can grind all garlic with other spices to have dominant flavor of garlic
  2. We don't add toor dal for garlic rasam, but if you like dal flavor in rasam, we can pressure cook for about 2 tablespoon of toor dal and add it to rasam

Nutrition

Calories: 67kcal | Carbohydrates: 6g | Protein: 1g | Fat: 4g