Drumstick rasam

8Usually we make sambar using drumstick.... But today i dont have mood to prepare sambar... To tried this drumstick rasam... So prepared rasam using drumstick..... Murungakkai adds good flavour to rasam and everyone liked the rasam. So please try and give your feed back.

Ingredients

Drumm stick - 1 

Tamarind - lemon size

Turmeric powder - 1/2 tsp

Ghee - 1 tsp

Mustard seeds - 1 tsp

Curry leaves - few

Red chillies - 1

Dhal Water - extract water from cooked toor dhal or moong dhal - 1/4 cup

Coriander leaves - few

Salt as needed.

To roast and grind into paste

Oil - 1 tsp

Cumin seeds - 1/2 tsp

Coriander seeds - 2 tsp

Chana dal - 1 tbs

Black pepper - 1/2 tsp

Red chillies - 2

Grated cocnut - 2 tbs

Method

Fry all items mentioned under roasting in one tsp of oil, lastly add coconut and saute well.... Make this into a paste adding little water in a mixie cup... Grind it coarse paste... Added garlic to while grinding.. But it is optional...

Soak tamarind in hot water.... Add tamarind extract in a pan, add turmeric powder, drumstick pieces and one cup of water and allow to boil, till water reduces to half and drumstick cooked well... To this add raosted paste, salt, dhal water. When it begin to boil, switch off the flame.

In a pan add ghee, season with mustard seeds, curry leaves, red chilies and pour over the rasam. Decorate with coriander leaves and serve hot with rice...

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