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    Garlic Rasam Recipe

    Last Updated On: Apr 8, 2025 by Aarthi

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    Garlic Rasam Recipe with step by step pictures. Poondu Rasam Recipe is a quick and easy to make rasam recipe that is rich in garlic and pepper flavor. It is very soothing for the throat especially when we are under cold.

    Garlic Rasam Recipe

    You all know that i love making rasam for my meals, because i love the simplicity of it and the fresh taste it brings to the meals. Since it is so hot here, i am not feeling like cooking anything, i just want to hit the kitchen like a storm. So i love to make rasam since it is so easy and take just less than 15 mins to make. I accompany some poriyal with it. Check out the rasam recipes and poriyal recipes which i posted in this blog.

    About Garlic Rasam Recipe (Poondu Rasam)

    This rasam is a kind of special one because it has freshly roasted and ground spices in it. Since the dominant flavour is garlic, i love to add a good amount of garlic in it. The roasted spices and the fried garlic makes this poondu rasam so flavourful and yummy. I have a version of tomato garlic rasam which i will post soon. Hope you will try it and let me know what you think.

    Ingredients for Garlic Rasam Recipe (Poondu Rasam Recipe)

    • Oil - 1 tbsp
    • Garlic - 10 cloves chopped
    • Mustard Seeds / Kaduku - 1 tsp
    • Dry Red Chilli - 2 broken
    • Tamarind Pulp - 2 tablespoon ( Click here for recipe )
    • Water - 4 to 5 cups
    • Salt to taste
    • Coriander Leaves - for garnishing

    For Roasting and Grinding:

    • Oil - 1 tsp
    • Split Channa Dal / Kadala Paruppu - 1 tbsp
    • Cumin Seeds / Jeerakam - 1 tsp
    • Whole Pepper - 1 tsp
    • Dry Red Chilli - 4
    • Coriander Seeds / Malli - 2 tbsp

    How to Make Garlic Rasam Recipe (Poondu Rasam Recipe)

    1. Heat 1 teaspoon of oil, add in all the roasting ingredients and roast it for 5 mins on medium heat till golden.
    2. Remove it to a mixer and pour some water. Grind it into a smooth paste. Set aside.
    3. Now Heat 1 tablespoon oil in the same kadai. Add in chopped garlic and fry for a min or two till light golden.
    4. Remove this to a small dish and set aside.
    5. Now in the same garlic flavored oil. Add in mustard seeds and dry chilli and saute for a min.
    6. Now add in water, tamarind pulp, salt and mix well.
    7. Bring it to a boil and boil it for 2 mins.
    8. Now add in the ground masala, fried garlic pieces and mix well.
    9. Bring this to a boil and simmer for 8 to 10 mins.
    10. Garnish with coriander leaves and serve with rice.

    If you have any questions not covered in this post and if you need help, leave me a comment or mail me @aarthi198689@gmail.com and I'll help as soon as I can.

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    Garlic Rasam Recipe | Poondu Rasam Recipe

    Garlic Rasam Recipe with step by step pictures. This is a quick and easy to make rasam recipe that is rich in garlic and pepper flavor. It is very soothing for the throat especially when we are under cold.
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    Prep Time 5 minutes mins
    Cook Time 30 minutes mins
    Total Time 35 minutes mins
    Course Side dishes
    Cuisine Indian
    Servings 5 servings
    Calories 74 kcal

    Ingredients
      

    • 1 tablespoon Oil
    • 10 cloves Garlic chopped
    • 1 teaspoon Mustard Seeds / Kaduku
    • 2 broken Dry Red Chilli
    • 2 tablespoon Tamarind Pulp
    • 4 to 5 cups Water
    • Salt to taste
    • Coriander Leaves - for garnishing
    • For Roasting and Grinding:
    • 1 teaspoon Oil
    • 1 tablespoon Split Channa Dal / Kadala Paruppu
    • 1 teaspoon Cumin Seeds / Jeerakam
    • 1 teaspoon Whole Pepper
    • 4 Dry Red Chilli
    • 2 tablespoon Coriander Seeds / Malli

    Instructions
     

    • Heat 1 teaspoon of oil, add in all the roasting ingredients and roast it for 5 mins on medium heat till golden.
    • Remove it to a mixer and pour some water. Grind it into a smooth paste. Set aside.
    • Now Heat 1 tblspn oil in the same kadai. Add in chopped garlic and fry for a min or two till light golden.
    • Remove this to a small dish and set aside.
    • Now in the same garlic flavoured oil. Add in mustard seeds and dry chilli and saute for a min.
    • Now add in water, tamarind pulp, salt and mix well.
    • Bring it to a boil and boil it for 2 mins.
    • Now add in the ground masala, fried garlic pieces and mix well.
    • Bring this to a boil and simmer for 8 to 10 mins.
    • Garnish with coriander leaves and serve with rice.

    Nutrition

    Nutrition Facts
    Garlic Rasam Recipe | Poondu Rasam Recipe
    Serving Size
     
    1 g
    Amount per Serving
    Calories
    74
    % Daily Value*
    Fat
     
    4
    g
    6
    %
    Saturated Fat
     
    0.3
    g
    2
    %
    Trans Fat
     
    0.02
    g
    Polyunsaturated Fat
     
    1
    g
    Monounsaturated Fat
     
    2
    g
    Sodium
     
    16
    mg
    1
    %
    Potassium
     
    199
    mg
    6
    %
    Carbohydrates
     
    10
    g
    3
    %
    Fiber
     
    1
    g
    4
    %
    Sugar
     
    4
    g
    4
    %
    Protein
     
    1
    g
    2
    %
    Vitamin A
     
    355
    IU
    7
    %
    Vitamin C
     
    54
    mg
    65
    %
    Calcium
     
    34
    mg
    3
    %
    Iron
     
    1
    mg
    6
    %
    * Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.
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    Garlic Rasam Recipe Step by Step

    Take all your ingredients

     

    Ingredients for roasting and grinding

     

    Heat a teaspoon of oil

     

    Add all the whole spices and roast

     

    Take it in a blender

     

    Pour some water in

     

    Make it into a smooth paste

     

    Heat some more oil

     

    Add in chopped garlic cloves

     

    Fry till lightly coloured

     

    Remove to a small dish

     

    In the remaining flavoured oil

     

    Add seasoning ingredients

     

    Roast a little

     

    Pour some water

     

    Add in tamarind pulp

     

    Mix well

     

    Add salt

     

    Bring to a boil

     

    Add the ground masala

     

    Add in fried garlic pieces

     

    Mix well

     

    Simmer for a while

     

    Garnish with coriander leaves

     

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    1. Priya Yallapantula

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      wow, delicious, I love Garlic Rasam 🙂

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    2. Roshu

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      Good one dear

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    3. ABD

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      Rasam looks so appetizing. I am going to give it a try. Tell me something can I just slurp it like a soup or do I need to eat it with rice?

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    4. Aarthi

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      @ABDYou can have it as a soup but it taste great when had with rice..

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    5. Mrs. Monika Edwin

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      I dont have coriander seeds at home only powder any optional

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    6. Aarthi

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      @Mrs. Monika Edwinyou can use coriander powder

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    7. sarita

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      Thnaks Aarthi,love you for so beautifully demonstrating it with pictures.Being a north Indian Rasams always have remained an enigma to me. This would help big time. thanks again.

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    8. Daz

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      Sorry having a bit of a moment! What is Rasam? Is it a stock, a gravy, in between?

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      • Anonymous

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        Hey! The staple food of most people in South India is rice, owing to the sheer amount that grain is cultivated here. But, as you well know, simple boiled rice is a bit...bland! Ergo, people make a relatively spice-filled stock with vegetables or lentils and so on, and add it to rice in order to enjoy their meal. It is for this reason that you'll find names like Rasam or Sambhar or Kootu in South Indian cuisine which are very difficult to explain! These are merely another dish that you make and mix with rice, which you then gobble up! 😀
        Don't be put you off, though. Some of these dishes are positively brimming with spices and they're utterly yummy. Do try something that doesn't scare you off because of the unpronounceable and hard-to-get ingredients! And, adjust the quota of chillies (either red or green, depending on what the recipe calls for) according to your taste. You might just find something you like! Good luck!

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