Kollu Rasam / Horsegram Rasam

      Day 2 of BM under the theme Rasam, today I am going to share "Kollu Rasam" . This Rasam is perfect for the winter season, great homemade remedy for cold n cough. I like to drink this rasam piping hot . It really cures sore throat and related problems. For this rasam, kollu/horsegram need to to be soaked overnight you can use as u need, just roat and pressure cook with more water...that's enough. I normally do not add rasam powder to kollu/milagu/garlic rasam(coming next) just crushed pepper n jeera/cumin is enough. Try this Kollu Rasam to treat your cold n cough and let me know h it turned out to u.The recipe as follows...

Ingredients

1. Kollu/Horsegram   1 fistfull
2. Tamarind   1 gooseberry size soked in 1/2 cup fo warm water for 20 minutes.
3. Tomato    1 medium (mashed or grind )
4. Turmeric powder   1/4 tsp
5. Cilantro    5-6 stems
6. Salt    to taste
7. Pepper   1/2 tbsp
8. Jeera/Cumin Seeds   1 tbsp(crushed)
9. Garlic   2-3 cloves

To Temper

1. Oil   1 tsp
2. Mustard seeds   1/2 tsp
3. Dry Red chilli    2-3
4. Curry leaves   1 sprig
5. Hing   1/4 tsp

Method

• Heat a pan, dry roast horsegram for 2-3 minutes or until it tunrs dark n flavor comes.

• Then cool it for few minutes and then pressure cook horsegram with 2 cups of water to 3 whistles n keep ready.

• Coarsely grind or crush jeera,pepper,garlic and keep aside.

• Now heat oil in a kadai, add the tempering ingredients wait till it splutter and add coarsely ground jeera-pepper-garlic and fry well for a minute.

• Then pour tamarind extract, tomato and add pressure cooked horsegram along with its water.
• Mix everything well and add enough salt n stir well.

• After that sprinkle tumreic powder  and add chopped cilantro leaves and cook covered.
• Once the rasam starts frothy n boiling turn off the stove and add some more chopped cilantro and leave it to set for another few minutes.
• That's it...Tasty n Flavorful Kollu Rasam ready.

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