Paruppu rasam tamil recipe

Paruppu Rasam 

Making paruppu rasam tamil recipe 

Ingredients :

Step 1

Toor dal - 30 gms - Cook them well with salt to taste turmeric powder 1 tsp castor oil 1/4 tsp - Add 1 - 1/2 cups of water to dal  - the dal should be cooked all the way through and should become very soft drain the excess water and keep them separate. 

Step 2

Shallots or small pearl onions - 3 peeled and diced

Tomatoes fully ripe - 2

Rasam powder( 1 tsp jeera seeds 1/2 tsp pepper 1 tsp coriander seeds) dry roasted and ground or you can get store bought rasam powder too salt and sugar to taste with coriander leaves.

Mix the shallots tomatoes rasam powder if needed you can add extra chili powder along with salt and sugar mix the ingredients together well using your palms.

Toor dal water 

Soak the tamarind  in warm water and keep them separate

Tamrind soaked in warm water

Step 3 :

In a deep pan add 1 tsp of Sesame oil , let the oil warm, now add 1/4 tsp of mustard seeds along with 3 - 4 red dried chillies - a pinch of hing - add curry leaves

Now let the mustard seeds splatter

Add the liquid that you made with shallots(onions) and tomatoes let them come to a boil like what you see below.

Rasam before adding dal water

Next once the liquid comes to a boil like above add the dal water along with tamrind water taste the rasam for salt sugar and tamarind add one teaspoon of ghee.

Let the rasam come to complete boil forming bubbles on the top layer. Make sure the consistency is liquid, and taste the rasam for the salt.

Paruppu Rasam 

Once the Rasam is cooked like in the picture below , turn off the flame close with a lid, ready to serve as a soup or with cooked white rice with pappads.

Happy cooking Hotdishes.