Kollu rasam | Horsegram rasam

Kollu rasam or horsegram rasam is a very nutritious and tasty South Indian style rasam variety .This is my family's style of keeping Kollu rasam . We do not cook the Kollu paruppu/horse gram dal (by pressure cooker or by boiling) instead we dry roast it well along with other masala spices and make a rasam powder with it,this we use in making rasam.It a very simple recipe and can be done very quickly and needless to say that it tastes superb .This rasam can be had as a soup and is very good home remedy for cold and flu and also for weight loss. Check out how to make this delicious Kollu rasam recipe below.

Ingredients

For Masala powder-(Dry roast and powder it)
Horse gram dal-1 Tbsp
Cumin seeds-1 tsp
Fennel seeds-1 tsp
Peppercorns-1/2 tsp
Coriander seeds- 1 Tbsp
Red chillies-3-4 nos
Garlic- 4 cloves

Other ingredients-

Tamarind extract from small lemon sized tamarind or 1/2 cup
Turmeric powder-1/4 tsp
Mustard seeds-1/4 tsp
Red chilli-1 no broken
Asafoetida a pinch
Salt to taste
Jaggery-1 tsp
Curry leaves and coriander leaves few
Ghee -1 tsp

Recipe Video

Method

1.First dry roast the ingredients for masala and powder it .

2.Heat ghee in a kadai add mustard seeds,red chilli, curry leaves, asafoetida and allow it to splutter.

3.Pour the tamarind extract.

4.Add turmeric powder

5.Add required water and salt .

6.Allow the rasam to boil for 5 mins.

7.Now add the ground rasam powder mix well.

8.Add jaggery.

9.Garnish with coriander leaves and switch off the stove.

19.Serve hot as a soup or with rice .

Preparation time-15 mins
Serves-4-5


Note -
Along with garlic you can add a small piece of ginger too while frying for masala.
If you want to store this rasam powder do not add garlic while grinding.