KALYANA RASAM |IYENGAR KALYANA RASAM

RASAM WITHOUT TAMARIND

Recipe updated with video

  Kalyana rasam i recently learnt this from a friend of mine, and i was quite impressed by the taste and asked her for the recipe of this kalyana rasam. She gave me the recipe and when i asked her how you name this rasam, she told they call it as Iyengar rasam . When i was thinking how to name this rasam, Raks  suggested me name it as Iyengar Kalyana Rasam.  This rasam doesn’t include tamarind and Sambar Powder and Rasam Powder too. Now i am making this kalyana rasam almost twice in a week.

INGREDIENTS [SERVES 4-5]

TOMATO	2
TOOR DAL(COOKED)	2 TBLSP
GHEE	1/2 TSP
MUSTARD SEEDS	1/4 TSP
TURMERIC POWER	A PINCH
ASAFOETIDA	2 PINCHES
CORIANDER LEAVES	FEW
CURRY LEAVES	FEW

TO ROAST AND GRIND:

TOOR DAL	1 TBLSP
WHOLE BLACK PEPPER	1 TSP
RED CHILLI	2
CUMIN SEEDS	1/4 TSP

                       Video on how to make Kalyana rasam

METHOD:

• Grind the tomatoes into a puree and reserve 1/4 portion of the tomatoes before grinding.
• Chop the 1/4 th tomatoes finely and keep them aside.

• Roast the ingredients under the “TO ROAST AND GRIND” table with 1/4 tsp of ghee.
• Add cumin in the last and switch off the flame.
• Allow it to cool and grind it into a fine paste by adding little water.

• Add this paste to the tomato puree and transfer everything to the vessel in which you are going to make rasam. Add turmeric powder, asafoetida and salt to this.
• Allow this to boil in a low flame for 5-7 minutes.
• Meanwhile cook the toordal and add 1 to 1 and 1/2 cups of water to the dal and add this to the boiling tomato mixture.
• When it comes to a froth switch off the flame and garnish with curry leaves and coriander leaves.

• When it is hot add the reserved ,chopped tomatoes to this and temper with  mustard seeds and little curry leaves.
• The tomatoes will get cooked in the hot rasam and will give a very good aromatic flavor.

 
Note:

1. You can add 1 tblsp of coconut while grinding .
2. While roasting the masala add the cumin seed in the last else it will give a bitter taste.    

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