Lemon Rasam Recipe with step by step pictures. Nimbu Rasam is a quick healthy and tasty Indian soup that can be prepared within 10 minutes and it is also a great home remedy for the common cold. It goes well with hot steaming rice and any vegetable curry or stir fry.
Lemon Rasam Recipe
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About Lemon Rasam Recipe
I am sharing with you a perfect rasam that is so quick to make and comes handy whenever you have busy days which i often have. This rasam is my new addition to the rasam list which i have here.
This rasam is so simple, there is no tomato or tamarind in this recipe. The lemon juice gives the sourness which is required for this one. The crushed green chilli gives a unique taste and flavour to this. So please try this and let me know how it turned out for you.
Ingredients for Lemon Rasam Recipe (Nimbu Rasam Recipe)
- Water - 2 cups
- Lemon - 1 medium size
- Chilli Powder - 1 tsp
- Cumin Powder / Jeera podi - 1 tsp
- Turmeric powder / Manjal podi - ½ tsp
- Salt to taste
- Sugar - 1 tsp
For Crushing:
- Green Chilli - 2
- Garlic - 4 cloves
For Tempering:
- Oil - 1 tsp
- Mustard Seeds / Kaduku - 1 tsp
- Cumin Seeds / Jeerakam - 1 tsp
- Asafoetida / Hing - ¼ tsp
- Dry Red Chilli - 2 broken
How to Make Lemon Rasam Recipe (Nimbu Rasam Recipe)
- Take a mortar and pestle and crush garlic and green chillies. Now add that in to a bowl.
- Pour in water to make the rasam.
- Now add in lemon juice, salt, sugar, chilli powder, turmeric powder, cumin powder and mix well.
- Heat a sauce pan. Add in oil and temper the ingredients given for tempering and let it crackle for 30 sec.
- Pour in the prepared rasam mix and bring it to a boil.
- Once it reaches a boil. Switch off the flame.
- Serve hot with rice.
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Lemon Rasam Recipe | Nimbu Rasam Recipe | Nimmakaya Pappu Charu
Ingredients
- 2 cups Water
- 1 Lemon medium size
- 1 tsp Chilli Powder
- 1 tsp Cumin Powder / Jeera podi
- ½ tsp Turmeric powder / Manjal podi
- Salt to taste
- 1 tsp Sugar
- For Crushing:
- 2 Green Chilli
- 4 cloves Garlic
- For Tempering:
- 1 tsp Oil
- 1 tsp Mustard Seeds / Kaduku
- 1 tsp Cumin Seeds / Jeerakam
- ¼ tsp Asafoetida / Hing
- 2 broken Dry Red Chilli
Instructions
- Take a mortar and pestle and crush garlic and green chillies. Now add that in to a bowl.
- Pour in water to make the rasam.
- Now add in lemon juice, salt, sugar, chilli powder, turmeric powder, cumin powder and mix well.
- Heat a sauce pan. Add in oil and temper the ingredients given for tempering and let it crackle for 30 sec.
- Pour in the prepared rasam mix and bring it to a boil.
- Once it reaches a boil. Switch off the flame.
- Serve hot with rice.
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♥LOVE2COOK MALAYSIA♥
I've never made rasam with dhal. Your version with lemon is so new too. But am loving it..slurpppp!
Anonymous
It looks yummy..... Its silly to ask.. But is it good to add garlic with its peel ?
colombina
Really nive! I wish to taste it! Kisses
Maayeka
Very different rasam..looks so tempting and delicious!!
Inside a British Mum's Kitchen
Sounds delicious! I could do with a bowl or two of this right now!
mary x
Nirmala Sriram
Hi first time am trying something from your blog . Lemon rasam was so flavorful in the current chennai rain.. Especially loved the zing from the green chilly! Kiddo too enjoyed it😇
kausers kitchen
Very different rasam, nice one.
Madhu
I heard that lemon juice gets bitter when cooked..BUt you boiled the lemon rasam for some time also...tell me the tip
shanu priya
Don't boil it long... Just a few seconds n off the flame
Aarthi
@MadhuIn this recipe, it wont turn bitter. since lots of water is added.
Anonymous
One of the best blogs I have come across. All your recipes tempt me to give a try 🙂 And sure, am gonna try all of them and post my comments on how it turned out. Thanks.
Nupur Kaul
So easy to follow. Thanks
Nupur Kaul
So easy to follow. Thanks
Nupur Kaul
So easy to follow. Thanks
Nupur Kaul
So easy to follow. Thanks
Deepa Rithu
Very nice rasam! Tried it and got applauses from family! My 8 yr old daughter enjoyed it! Thanks a lot!!
Deepa Rithu
Very nice rasam! My family enjoyed it! Thanks a lot for sharing!!
shanu priya
I have cooked this tasty rasam for my family a few times now... N it is our favourite now especially for my husband... Thanks a lot for the recipe..
Dwayne Woods
👌👌👌VERY GOOD RUSAM.
Easy to cook and in such a short time.
EXCELLENT TASTING RUSAM.
Very well done.
andy
would this soup still taste good by removing sugar and garlic and adding tomatoes?
Ameya
Loved this rasam. Very simple to make, and a lovely, unique flavor. Perfect for a winter day or when I'm nursing a cold. Definitely saving this recipe to make often.