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Grandma's Tamarind Rasam Recipe

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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

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

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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.
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Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 10 minutes
Total Time 15 minutes
Course Side dishes
Cuisine Indian
Servings 4 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

Nutrition Facts
Grandma's Tamarind Rasam Recipe | Puli Thanni Recipe
Serving Size
 
1 g
Amount per Serving
Calories
18
% Daily Value*
Fat
 
1
g
2
%
Saturated Fat
 
1
g
6
%
Polyunsaturated Fat
 
0.1
g
Monounsaturated Fat
 
0.4
g
Cholesterol
 
3
mg
1
%
Sodium
 
7
mg
0
%
Potassium
 
4
mg
0
%
Carbohydrates
 
1
g
0
%
Fiber
 
0.3
g
1
%
Sugar
 
1
g
1
%
Protein
 
0.3
g
1
%
Vitamin A
 
3
IU
0
%
Vitamin C
 
0.04
mg
0
%
Calcium
 
7
mg
1
%
Iron
 
0.2
mg
1
%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.
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Grandma's Tamarind Rasam Recipe Step by Step

Take all your ingredients
Take tamarind in a bowl
Cover with water and soak it for 10 mins
Now squeeze the pulp from tamarind and strain the juice
heat ghee in a pan
Add in mustard seeds, cumin seeds, urad dal and toor dal
add in broken dry red chillies
little asafoetida
add a little curry leaves
Saute for a min
Now it has turned golden
Pour the tamarind juice
 
 
 
Add in little salt and sugar
mix well
bring it to a boil
Serve
 

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  1. Anonymous

    Sorry for the dumb question the dhal that you are add do you soak in water or just dry dhal?

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  3. Anonymous

    Please suggest ratio of pepper powder and Jeera powder if one is not using the ready made powder.

    Best regards
    Deepan

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