Ingredients :-
Fresh Orange juice 1 cup
Tamarind a small piece
Red chili powder 1 tsp
Turmeric powder 1/4 tsp
Asafoetida 2 pinches
Coriander leaves few
Curry leaves few
Tomato 1/2 (optional)
Toor dal 2 tblsp
Salt as needed
Pepper corns 1/2 tsp
Cumin seeds | jeera 1/4 tsp
Ghee 1 tsp
Mustard seeds 1/4 tsp
To roast and grind
Ghee 1 tsp
Coriander seeds 1 tblsp
Toor dal 1 tblsp
Channa dal 1 tbslp
Red chili 4-5
Pepper corns 1/2 tsp
Cumin seeds 1/2 tsp
Method:-
To make this rasam let’s first roast the ingredients and keep the powder ready. Also soak the tamarind and extract a thin tamarind water using 1 and 1/4 cup of water. Cook the toor dal using 1/2 cup of water and keep it aside.
In a pan add ghee and add in the coriander seeds, toor dal, channa dal, red chili and pepper. roast till the dal turns golden brown. Switch off the flame and add in the cumin seeds. Mix well.
Allow this to cool and powder this coarsely.
Also pound the pepper and cumin given in the main ingredients using a mortar and pestle or in a mixer. No need to roast this.
In a pan or eeya chombu add the tamarind water, red chili powder, turmeric powder, asafoetida and salt.
Allow this to boil for 5 -7 minutes in a low flame till the raw smell goes off.
Add the coarsely ground fresh rasam powder. No need to add the full powder which we ground. You can add it as per your taste and reserve it in the refrigerator for further use.
Now add 3/4 cup water to the cooked toor dal and mash the dal with hands nicely, so that no trace of dal will be seen.
Add some coriander leaves and curry leaves to the water.
Add the toor dal water and orange juice to the tamarind mixture.
Add the pepper jeera powder . Let it froths up. Keep the flame small.
Chop the tomato finely. (if using) Add it to the rasam.
In a small pan add ghee and add in the mustard seeds. When it crackles add it on the top of the rasam.
Switch off the flame when the rasam froths up.
Garnish with more coriander leaves.
Orange rasam is ready to serve. Always serve hot with rice and any simple curry.
Notes:
You can add a small piece of jaggery in the last to balance the taste.
Add the freshly ground masala according to the sourness of the oranges.
