2010/05/12

GARLIC RASAM


This rasam is good for digestion , gastric trouble and severe cold and cough .

INGREDIENTS :
Garlic Cloves -- 8 nos
Red Chillies - 3 
Curry leaves and coriander leaves 
Tomato - 1 
Salt to taste
Rasam Powder - 3 tsps
Turmeric powder - 1/2 tsp 
Asafoetida - a pinch
Mustard - 1 tsp 
Methi Seeds - 1 tsp 
Ginger - a small piece 
Tamarind - a small piece

METHOD OF PREPARATION :
1 ) Grind garlic , tomato , ginger and coriander leaves . 
2) Heat oil in a pan . Once hot , add Mustard and Methi seeds . When it splutters , add red chillies and curry leaves .
3) Then , add the grinded masala with tamarind juice , rasam powder,turmeric powder and asafoetida. 
4) Cook in slow flame till it boils . When it starts boiling , add coriander leaves and turn off the flame . 
5) Finally , add salt . Sending this to Radhika Vasanth's and Sudeshna's Food for ailments and Old age.

26 comments:

Sushma Mallya said...

Nice & good for healthy...

FH said...

Love cold Coffee, looks great. It's not even Summer here, it's already feels like one! :)

Nithu Bala said...

Rasam is so good..I too make garlic rasam but not exactly the same procedure..your version is so good..

Unknown said...

Hey Shama,

Visiting here for the first time..I am glad I did that...U have an amazing blog,as the name suggests most of the recipes are easy to cook,simple and delicious.....

Garlic rassam sounds very tempting though I never tried this before,bookmarked it to relish its flavor...

Njoy Blogging n Happy cooking....

divya said...

Lovely rasam...very aromatic and beautiful presentation.

Rachana said...

Yummy rasam and a great home-remedy too :)

PranisKitchen said...

delicious one ..good with rice..

VineelaSiva said...

Wow shama nice for digestion.never heard aof it.Will give a try.With the paste the rasam will be very flavourful.

Mangala Bhat said...

Hey Shama ...Thanks soo much for the recipe ..Me and my daughter both r having fever ..soo was looking for this recipe only ..Thanks for sharing dear!

Menaga Sathia said...

I love this rasam very much looks delicious...

Hari Chandana P said...

My fav rasam.. looks soo tempting and perfect.. healthy too.. nice job!!

Shabitha Karthikeyan said...

Love this rasam when I'm down with cold..reminds me of my Mom...

Vikis Kitchen said...

Garlic rasam looks very flavorful and satisfying. Nice one dear.

Unknown said...

Love it Shama. Garlic rasam is my favorite of all. I have a slightly different version. Will prepare it soon now that you have tempted me :)

Kiran said...

Garlic rasam looks very delicious.I am a rasam fan.I love any version of rasam nice and hot.

Sanyukta Gour(Bayes) said...

so flavorful ..i can smell the garlic...awesome...love it

Anonymous said...

my fav..any amount of garlic in it, I love it..I prefer drinking it hot than eating it with rice

Priya Suresh said...

Wat a falvourful rasam, love it much..

Soma Pradhan said...

hey nice rasam dear..feel like having it now

Krishnaveni said...

this is my dad's fav rasam. looks great

Rekha shoban said...

nice rasam and combo with rice.

kamala said...

I love this very much i use to make little spicy looks yum.

SathyaSridhar said...

Shama, perfect rasam paa nice hot garlic rasam with fish fry or chicken fry taste very good.

sharada said...

i can smell it...flavourful!!

Unknown said...

comfort food..

AvanthiRao said...

spicy rasam

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