# Rasam Recipe

This is a traditional garlic flavored rasam recipe that can also be had as an immune boosting soup.

- Cuisine: Indian
- Category: Soup
- Language: en

## Ingredients

- a small piece tamarind
- 1 cup water
- a handful garlic cloves
- 0.5 pod garlic
- 4 piri piri chilies (birds eye chilli)
- 2 sprigs fresh curry leaves
- 1.5 tsp jeera (cumin seeds)
- 1 tsp whole black peppercorns
- 1 cup water
- 1 cup water
- 1 tomato
- 3 cup water
- 1 tbsp wood pressed coconut oil
- 0.25 tsp fenugreek seeds
- 1 tsp mustard seeds
- 3 whole red chilies
- 0.5 tsp turmeric powder
- 0.25 tsp hing (asafoetida)
- 0.5 tsp kashmiri chilli powder
- as needed pink Himalayan salt
- 1 tsp organic jaggery powder
- a handful coriander leaves

## Instructions

1. Soak tamarind in a bowl with water for 5 minutes.
2. Crush garlic cloves, piri piri chilies and fresh curry leaves in a small stone grinder.
3. Add jeera and whole black peppercorns then crush again.
4. Squeeze tamarind juice into a bowl.
5. Chop in a tomato.
6. Lightly squeeze the tomato and add total of 3 cups of water.
7. Heat soap stone and add wood pressed coconut oil.
8. Add fenugreek seeds, mustard seeds, whole red chilies, crushed ingredients, turmeric powder, hing and kashmiri chili powder.
9. Add the tamarind and tomato water.
10. Add in Himalayan salt as needed and put the flame on high.
11. Add organic jaggery powder then give it a stir.
12. Add coriander leaves then give it a stir and allow it to simmer for about a minute or two.
13. Cover with a lid then let it sit for about 2 minutes.

## Equipment

- small bowl
- small stone grinder
- spoon
- knife
- bowl
- soap stone

## Tips

- Use ordinary green chilies instead of piri piri chilli, if needed.
- Wood press oils helps in better assimilation of fat soluble vitamins.
- Healthy cooking is all about using the right quality of oils.

## Source

- Original video: https://youtu.be/6KH8azxY98s
- Recipe page: https://www.cliprecipe.com/recipe/202f5cb0-dd53-4f2b-b0c2-885b49707dec
- Extracted: 2025-03-28

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