Coconut Milk Rasam Recipe

Ingredients for Coconut Milk Rasam Recipe

• Shallots / Sambar Onion- 5
• Tomatoes - 2 chopped
• Green Chilli - 1
• Toor Dal / Tuvaram paruppu- 3 tbsp cooked
• Tamarind Pulp - 1 tbsp ( Click here for recipe)
• Salt to taste
• Sugar to taste
• Thick Coconut milk - 250 ml
• Chilli powder - 1 tsp
• Turmeric powder - 1 tsp
• Cumin powder - 1 tsp
• Coriander leaves / Cilantro for garnishing

For Tempering:

• Coconut Oil - 1 tbsp
• Mustard Seeds / Kaduku - 1 tsp
• Fenugreek Seeds / Methi / Vendayam - ½ tsp
• Cumin Seeds / Jeerakam - 1 tsp
• Dry Red Chilli - 1
• Urad dal - 1 tsp

For Grinding:

• Garlic - 5 cloves
• Dry Red Chilli - 2
• Whole Black Pepper - 1 tsp
• Cumin Seeds / Jeerakam - 1 tsp

Ok enough with those, off you go to the recipe.

How to Make Coconut Milk Rasam Recipe

1. Take the grinding ingredients in a mixer and make into a coarse paste.
2. Now heat oil in a sauce pan. Add the tempering ingredients and saute that for a min.
3. Add in the ground spices and mix well. Cook that for 30 sec.
4. Then add in shallots, green chilli, tomatoes and mix well. Cook it for 2 mins.
5. Add in the spice powders and give it a good stir for 30 sec.
6. Now add in the cooked dal, tamarind pulp, water, salt and sugar and mix well.
7. Bring this to a boil and cook for 5 mins.
8. Now pour in coconut milk and bring that to a boil once. Switch off the flame and add in lots of coriander leaves.
9. Serve with rice.