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Nataraj Iyer Rasam

Nataraj Iyer Rasam - Brahmin Special

Tuvar dal, tomato and other spices are cooked together
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Prep Time 20 minutes
Total Time 20 minutes
Cuisine Kerala
Servings 4 people

Ingredients
  

  • 1 cup Tuvar dal
  • Tamarind Lemon size
  • 1 tsp Turmeric powder
  • 2 nos Tomato
  • 2 nos Green chillies
  • 2 nos Red chillies
  • 1 tsp Asafoetida Kayam
  • 1 piece Jaggery
  • 1 tsp Mustard seeds
  • 1 tsp Cumin seeds Jeerakam
  • 2 tsp Ghee
  • 1 tsp Pepper powder
  • 1 tsp Cumin seed powder Jeerakam
  • 1/2 tsp Pepper whole
  • Coriander leaves Few
  • Salt As reqd

Instructions
 

  • For preparing nataraja iyer rasam - brahmin special, wash tuvar dal and cook in a pressure cooker adding 3 cups of water and a pinch of turmeric powder.
  • Soak tamarind in water and squeeze it out. Cut tomato and boil in the tamarind water. Add turmeric powder, red chillies, green chillies and boil for few minutes(please note no rasam powder need to be used in this recipe).
  • Add boiled toovar dal to the second step mixture.
  • Add jaggery, pepper and jeerakam powder.
  • Just cook for sometime and care should be taken not to overcook this. Stop cooking when the rasam starts foaming up.
  • Fry mustard seeds, whole pepper and jeerakam in ghee.
  • Add curry leaves and coriander leaves for flavor. Nataraj iyer rasam - brahmin special, a mouth watering dish, is ready.
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