Rasam #5 and #6 : Garlic Rasam - 2 types

Garlic has its own medicinal properties, especially for combatting common cold, Here are the varities that you want to try for Rasam with Garlic

Type -1  Use Rasam #1, Jeera / Milagu rasam as a base rasam, I am adding additional ingredients and method below:

Need :
10 . Garlic about 10 cloves.


Method :

Step 2a : Crush Garlic Cloves and add along with Tamarind in Step 2.


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Type -2  Use Simple Tomato Rasam


Need:

10. Garlic 6-7 cloves

Method:

Step 2a: Along with ingredients in Step 2, Add curshed galic cloves.


- Enjoy Rasam

Rasam #4 : Tomato Rasam variation

Need :

1. Tomato - 6-8 Nos, Diced.
2. Lemon Juice ( to taste)
3. Salt to Taste
4. Rasam Powder 
5. Asafoetida ( Hing or Periungayam) - 1/4 teaspoon.
6. Water.. - 400 ml
7. Mustard Seeds &  Curry leaves  for Tempering  (Tadka)
8. Corriander leaves a for Garnishing.

Method :

1. In a Sauce pan , Add diced tomatoes,  Rasam Powder and water(200 ml) and bring it to boil till tomatoes is cooked completely and Raw smell of the Rasam Powder goes off.
2. Now, the remaining 200ml of water
3. Add salt to taste.
4. 1/4  teaspoon full of Asafoetida ( add as per your taste, for this Rasam. this gives a good nice flavour)
5. Bring the flame up, so that the entire mixture could boil and will have a very thin consistency.

Tempering (Tadka) and Garnish :

1. Heat 1 tsp Ghee( Clarified butter) in a pan
2. Add  the mustard seeds, Allow it to crackle, then,
3. Add Curry leaves, and Pinch of Asafoetida and allow the Curry leaves to flutter. 
4. Now pour this into the Hot Rasam. 
5. Chop the coriander leaves and Garsnish the Rasam. 

Server hot with Rice or Drink it like a soup.

Veggie Stew (Kerala style)

Need:

1. Diced Carrot - 1 cup
2. Diced Onions - 1 cup
3. Diced French Beans - 1 cup
4. Diced Potato - 1 cup
5. (Other vegetables like - green peas, cauliflower,corn kernels, Baby corn etc can also go)
6. Green chillies - 2 slit
7. Garlic - 2 cloves Chopped
8. Ginger - 1/2 inch Ginger, sliced
9. Cloves - 2 nos
10. Cardamom - 2 nos
11. Salt to taste
12. Coconut milk - 500ml
13. Water : 500 ml
14. Oil for saute and tempering[tadka] ( Prefered coconut oil)

Method

1. Bring the water to boil in a sauce pan
2. Add all the vegetables (except onions)and par boil them for 5-10 mins
3. While the Veggies are boiling,
4. Heat oil in another pan
5. Add Garlic, slit green chillies, clove and cardamom
6. When Garlic starts to turn brown add onions
7. Cook the onions until they become transparent
8. Add the boiled vegetables into this and saute for a minute until they are mixed well
9. Add the coconut milk and salt to taste
10. Close this pan and allow this to cook until all the vegetables are cooked.
11. Heat 1 teaspoon of coconut oil in a pan, Once the oil is hot add the curry leaves.
12. Once the Curry leaves start to pop, Open the pan where the Stew is almost ready, pour the tadka on top of it and stir the stew.

Best with Idyappam and all variants of Barotta ( tamilnadu, kerala and Ceylone style)

LemonGrass Veggie Soup

Need :

1. Lemon grass - 10-20 strands
2. Corriander leaves - 1 Bunch
3. Green chillies** - 2 nos
4. Tinly diced Vegetable of your choice * - 1 cup
5. Corn flour - 1 tsp
6. Salt and Pepper - to taste.
7. Lemon juice - Juice of 1 lemon
8. Water :)

Method:

1. Boil 400 Ml of water in a Soup bowl
2. Shred lemon grass into fine strands and slit green chillies
3. Bring it to boil and boil for 5 mins
4. Strain the Lemon grass and use the water
5. Add the diced vegetables into the Lemon grass water and boil
6. Mix the 2 tsp of corn flour in half a cup of water without any lumps
7. Slowly addd this corn starch to the boiling soup with out any lumps
8. Keep stirring the soup and add salt to taste.
9. Transfer into a soup bowl and add a dash of lemon juice, Salt and pepper if required.

* Carrot and beans will look good on the soup.
** Add more if you need it more Spicy.

Tomato Coriander Soup

This thin Soup which can be made quick and easy.    Cooking time 10-15 mins...

Need:

1. Tomatoes - 5nos Boiled.
2. Coriander leaves - a bunch  - Finely Chopped ( need a cup of chopped leaves)
3. Garlic - 1 , Finely Chopped ( add only if needed)
4. Green chillies - 1/2 inch  (  add if you need it xtra spicy)
5. 1 tsp of Pepper Powder( preferably white pepper)
6. Salt to taste
7. Coriander leaves Finely Chopped. ( for Garnish)
8. Of course Water to make the Soup... :)

Step A :

1. In a Soup Bowl, Mash the boiled tomatoes to small pieces. ( Don't make it into a puree or don't leave it like a half cut tomatoes) Should be mashed like a paste while you still see the seeds and few pieces.
2. Heat the Soup bowl with the mashed tomatoes and add 200 ml water.
3. As soon as you add water, add Finely chopped Coriander leaves ( leave 1 tsp for garnishing) into the mixture.
4. (Add the optional items like, Garlic, Chillies here)
5. Bring the soup to Boil.
6. While Boiling,  add Salt and Pepper powder to taste.
7. Since this is a thin soup, please add water when you feel the mixture is thickening.
8. Make sure not to dilute the flavour of tomato and Coriander while adding water and boiling.
9. Server Piping Hot and Enjoy.

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