A very simple, tasty drumstick rasam and a common dish in Andhra homes. It is basically tomato rasam mixed with the flavor from the drumsticks which adds a nice punch to the rasam .
Ingredients:
- 3 inch tender Drumsticks pieces about 12-14
- 2 big ripen Tomatoes
- 3 tsp Tamarind pulp
- 1-2 Green chili
- 2 tsp Rasam powder
- 1/4 tsp Turmeric powder
- 1 tsp grated Jaggery/sugar
- 2 tbsp Coriander leaves(with stems)
- 5-6 Curry leaves
- Salt to taste
For popu/tadka:
- 1 tsp Oil/Ghee
- 1/2 tsp Mustard seeds
- 5-6 Curry leaves
- 1 tsp minced garlic (optional)
- 1 Red chili
- a generous pinch of Asafoetida (Hing)
Procedure:
Cut the drumsticks them into 3" pieces and cook them in a pot of water with salt. Alternatively, you can pressure cook for one whistle or microwave them.Take care that they stay intact and are not broken.
Grind tomatoes to a fine puree.
Pour the tomato puree into a deep vessel and add curry leaves and slit green chili and add around 1 cup of water to it and let it boil for 4-5 mins.
To the boling rasam , add turmeric powder,tamarind pulp,rasam powder, chopped coriander leaves and boil for another 3-4 mins.
Add grated jaggery,salt,cooked drumsticks and boil for another 5 mins.
Now taste the rasam and adjust the seasoning according to your wish.Feel free to add more rasam powder or salt or jaggery or tamarind pulp or more water to balance the rasam.
Heat a small tempering pan add oil/ghee and crackle mustard seeds and then add the curry leaves, minc garlic (optional), red chillies,asafoetida and fry for a couple of seconds.
Add this tempering to the rasam and cover it immediately and remove from stove.
Serve it with rice,any vegetable fry and papad.
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