# Rasam

Rasam is South India's favourite soup, packed with gut-friendly ingredients and bioactive compounds.

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

## Ingredients

- 2 Tomatoes
- 1 handful Curry leaves
- 1 handful Tamarind
- 1 jar Pigeon pea lentils
- 1 jar Black gram
- 1 jar Coriander seeds
- 1 jar Black pepper
- 1 jar Cumin seeds
- Water
- 1 dash Turmeric
- Ghee
- Mustard seeds
- Coriander

## Instructions

1. Start by toasting the fermentation-friendly, fiber-rich, fart-producing spice mix in a pan.
2. Soak and drain the tamarind juice in hot water, removing the pulp.
3. Add curry leaves and chopped tomatoes to a pot.
4. Grind down the antioxidant-rich spice mix.
5. Add a dash of turmeric for more anti-inflammatory goodness.
6. Season your gut-friendly soup with the spice mix.
7. For the temper, start with some ghee in a small pan.
8. Whack in some mustard seeds and more cumin seeds.
9. Add that spicy cherry on top to the soup.
10. Garnish with some coriander for an extra fiber boost.

## Equipment

- Pan
- Bowl
- Pot
- Blender

## Source

- Original video: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/8lcTMsE-GsU
- Recipe page: https://www.cliprecipe.com/recipe/c42c891e-7285-439c-89fa-ecd1364e7d71
- Extracted: 2025-12-06

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