Name: Grandma's Tamarind Rasam Recipe | Puli Thanni Recipe
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 15 min
Ingredients: Tamarind a small gooseberry size; Salt to taste; ½ tsp Sugar; 2 cups Water; For Seasoning:; 1 tsp Ghee; ½ tsp Mustard Seeds / Kaduku; ½ tsp Cumin Seeds / Jeerakam; ½ tsp Toor Dal / Tuvaram Paruppu; ½ tsp Urad Dal / Ulundu Paruppu; a pinch Asafoetida / Hing / Kaya Podi; 3 broken Dry Red Chilli; Curry leaves a handful

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Grandma's Tamarind Rasam Recipe with step by step pictures. This of tamarind rasam comes from my grandma and a nice aroma from this rasam fills the entire house.

Grandma's Tamarind Rasam

This is my grandma / Aachi's recipe. It is like my favourite. I love it with hot rice with some fried papad or vadam. So comforting.

Ingredients for Grandma's Tamarind Rasam

Tamarind a small gooseberry size
Salt to taste
Sugar - ½ tsp
Water - 2 cup

For Seasoning:

Ghee - 1 tsp
Mustard Seeds / Kaduku - ½ tsp
Cumin Seeds / Jeerakam - ½ tsp
Toor Dal / Tuvaram Paruppu - ½ tsp
Urad Dal / Ulundu Paruppu - ½ tsp
Asafoetida / Hing / Kaya Podi - a pinch
Dry Red Chilli - 3 broken
Curry leaves a handful

Hope you will give this a try and let me know how it turns out for you..

How to Make Grandma's Tamarind Rasam

Soak tamarind in water for 10 mins. Squeeze and strain the water. Set aside.
Heat ghee in a pan, add in all the seasoning ingredients. Fry for a min.
Pour in tamarind water, salt, sugar and bring it to a boil.
Once it boils, turn off the heat.
Serve with rice.

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Grandma's Tamarind Rasam Recipe | Puli Thanni Recipe

Grandma's Tamarind Rasam Recipe with step by step pictures. This of tamarind rasam comes from my grandma and a nice aroma from this rasam fills the entire house.

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Prep Time 5

Cook Time 10

Total Time 15

Course Side dishes

Cuisine Indian

Servings servings

Calories 18 kcal

Ingredients

Tamarind a small gooseberry size
Salt to taste
½ teaspoon Sugar
2 cups Water
For Seasoning:
1 teaspoon Ghee
½ teaspoon Mustard Seeds / Kaduku
½ teaspoon Cumin Seeds / Jeerakam
½ teaspoon Toor Dal / Tuvaram Paruppu
½ teaspoon Urad Dal / Ulundu Paruppu
a pinch Asafoetida / Hing / Kaya Podi
3 broken Dry Red Chilli
Curry leaves a handful

Instructions

Soak tamarind in water for 10 mins. Squeeze and strain the water. Set aside.
Heat ghee in a pan, add in all the seasoning ingredients. Fry for a min.
Pour in tamarind water, salt, sugar and bring it to a boil.
Once it boils, turn off the heat.
Serve with rice.

Nutrition

Serving: 1gCalories: 18kcalCarbohydrates: 1gProtein: 0.3gFat: 1gSaturated Fat: 1gPolyunsaturated Fat: 0.1gMonounsaturated Fat: 0.4gCholesterol: 3mgSodium: 7mgPotassium: 4mgFiber: 0.3gSugar: 1gVitamin A: 3IUVitamin C: 0.04mgCalcium: 7mgIron: 0.2mg

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