Monday, November 2, 2009

Mint Rasam/Pudina Rasam

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This rasam is quite different from the regular tomato or dal rasam as it is loaded with full of flavors infused by mint in it and is a perfect combination with rice and some papad.You can even savor this as a soup if you dilute it with water bit more and is perfect for rainy season.

Ingredients:


1 small bunch of mint(approx 1 cup)
2 tbsp grated dry coconut
4-5 dry red chillies

3 tbsp tamarind pulp
1 tsp grated Jaggery(optional)

a pinch of turmeric
4-5 curry leaves

1 tsp mustard seeds

a pinch of hing

salt to taste
1 tbsp oil

1/2 tsp ghee


Method:
  • Grind grated dry coconut,red chillies and salt to a fine powder.Add mint leaves and grind again with little water to form a coarse paste.
  • Heat oil in a kadai and add the ground paste and fry until the raw smell goes away.
  • Add tamarind pulp,jaggery,turmeric and 1 and 1/2 cups of water and let it boil.Now check the taste of it and adjust accordingly adding salt,water if required.
  • Heat ghee in a small tadka pan and crackle mustard seeds,add curry leaves and hing and fry and add this tadka to the boiling rasam and remove it from heat.

Serve it hot with rice,some fry and papad.

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44 comments:

Kanchan said...

Rasam is something I haven't yet tried my hands on, so many varieties in them too! would love to try it out sometime !

Tina said...

Never tried this mint rasam. Looks healthy and refreshing.....

Nithya said...

Yummm.. used to love this rasam.. looks really tempting :)

Jeyashris Kitchen said...

never heard of mint rasam.Sounds interesting.Looks nice.

Raks said...

Thats very new to me,sounds good dear :)

Sanghi said...

Mmm.. healthy flavourish soup prathiba! Delicious serving too!

Sushma Mallya said...

sounds very interesting,never heard of this one nor had anytime..thanks for the recipe,surely will try it soon as it looks very delicious and must be very tasty to have with rice

Unknown said...

mint in rasaam ..sounds good and yumm to me..

Rohini said...

Too good Prathy!! My mint rasam was limited to adding a few mint leaves for garnishing.. But this looks too tasty.. :)

ann low said...

Sounds good with mint. Do you plant your own mint at home?

Shama Nagarajan said...

lovely rasam dear

Nandinis food said...

Very healthy & flavorful rasam. Looks gr8t.

Home Cooked Oriya Food said...

Never made this rasam... Must be very flavorful...

Pari Vasisht said...

Pratibha, my mouth's watering looking at the rasam, not fair dear...love the flavor of mint, must grab a bunch!

Sarah Naveen said...

hey dear...
rasam looks fabulous!!!
I m sure it would be so full of flavor with Mint..
Congrats on the award shower..

Chitra said...

New to me , looks& sounds good.Congrats on ur awards :)

Preeti Kashyap said...

this is new to me...but the aroma of pudina must be heavenly when combined with rasam...another comfort food! Great recipe!

Shri said...

Delicious looking and this is new to me!I shud try this some time..

Padma said...

Nice flavorful rasam and congrats on all your awards dear :)

Ann said...

WOW.. this sounds so warm and soothing, never had mint rasam before.. will soon give a try :)

Unknown said...

yes looks quite diff :)gonna be gr8 to have it as a soup :)))

Unknown said...

Thats a lovely soup,perfect for weather...Looks so healthy and delicious!

Renus Kitchen said...

love the combination of ingredients you have used!

Priya Suresh said...

Real comforting food...looks delicious Prathy..

Cham said...

Very aromatic soup, unusual rasam :)

Namitha said...

Never heard of mint in rasam before...Congrats on your awards :-)

Mahimaa's kitchen said...

very new to me ..sounds flavorful. feels good to catch up with your recipes after a break.

Unknown said...

Looks lovely, should be soothing in a cold weather.

Savi-Ruchi said...

never heard of mint rasam.., sounds great Prathibha.
congrats for the awards.

Valarmathi Sanjeev said...

Looks great and yummy.

Vijitha said...

Refreshing rasam prathy!

Sreelekha Sumesh said...

New type of rasam..Never had this..Looks very colourful and refreshing!!!

Vidya Rao said...

So new..must taste so fresh and so many flavors...nice pic too.

Malar Gandhi said...

Very refreshing...

Unknown said...

hummm interesting never tried rasam with mint flavor.....

Sumi said...

rasa with mint, hah thats new to me,,got to try it sometime

ARUNA said...

Hi Prathibha, i just love it yaa.....its so gorgeous!!!

Padmajha said...

I love mint rasam and just as u said-rice with pudina rasam and pappad-what a perfect combo!!!

Vikis Kitchen said...

My favorite..lovely rasam.

San!!! said...

Rasam looks so flavorful and could relate it to simple n a quick menu for the day.

Spice said...

mint rasam.....umh....I'm sure tastes good....

Sujatha said...

wow, I recently heard about this recipe and was very eager to try and there you go! I'm now more curious to try after seeing your recipe and picture! Looks divine..

lubnakarim06 said...

Never tried this before...looks extremely yum....congrats on u r awards...keep rocking...

Anonymous said...

a very different rasam! will surely try!

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