Kollu rasam | Horsegram rasam | Kollu rasam recipe variety is a healthy and tasty South Indian rasam variety with Horsegram (Kollu). Freshly ground paste gives a nice flavor to the south Indian rice accompaniment to the rasam. In the recent few years, I started eating kollu. My initial experience with Kollu was so hard, that I hated the after-taste of kollu and after the first time, I cooked it in my Pantry for ages. When my Amma came here last year she asked why I eat kollu. As a Mom, she could not accept the fact that I eat kollu for weight loss. I somehow convinced her that I am not eating regularly it is once in while happening. Then she taught me a few recipes with kollu. Today morning I woke up sneezing, I was afraid that I might get cold. As always, sick days immediately remind me of rasam. I wanted to make Ginger, pepper, and garlic rasam for lunch. That’s when I was talking with my Amma, I happened to know Kollu is also good for a cold. Hubby says kollu is only for horses, but after reading the healthy benefits of kollu, once in a while, I wanted to add it to my south Indian recipe variety.
After hearing the recipe I thought it involves a few extra steps. Instead of following that I will use rasam podi and make it simple. My mother told me this method won’t give kollu’s after-taste and, that pushed me to do it. Not sure if it is the garlic or freshly roasted spice or tomato tanginess, I could not believe what I am going to say, but yes, I loved the kollu rasam. Lazy me did not soak Kollu prior so as always soaked in hot water for 30 minutes and cooked for 5 whistles. I have used an extra quantity of kollu i.e more than the quantity I used for rasam to get the kollu water and made a sundal. Since Rasam had everything I went super easy with horse gram sundal. Rice accompaniment and side dish problem solved. Podi recipes in TMF How to dry curry leaves in the microwave Kollu Thogayal Other rasam recipes in TMF
Ingredients:
Horsegram - 3 tbsp Ginger - 1 tsp Toor dal - 2 tbsp Tamarind paste - 1 tbsp Turmeric powder - 1/8 tsp Green chilli - 2 Salt - as needed
To roast and ground:
Oil - 1/4 tsp Pepper powder - 1/4 tsp Red chilli - 1 Coriander seed - 1/2 tsp Toor dal - 1/4 tsp Garlic - 2,big Cumin seeds - 1/2 tsp Tomato - 1,big Turmeric powder - 1/8 tsp Salt - as needed
To temper:
Ghee - 1 tsp Mustard seed - 1/4 tsp Cumin seed - 1/4 tsp Red chilli -1 Curry leaves - few
How to make Kollu rasam with step by step pictures:
Soak Kollu in hot water for 30 minutes and add around 1 + 1/4 cup water and cook for 5 whistles. Simmer the cooker and keep it for 10 minutes. Switch off Pressure cooker 2 tablespoon toor dal and keep it aside In a pan add oil, pepper, red chili, and coriander seed; sauté for 30 seconds Add garlic and cook for a minute Add toor dal and cook till dal turns golden brown Add cumin seeds and give a quick sauté Add tomatoes, and a little salt, and cook till tomato turns mushy Add turmeric powder and cook for 30 seconds. Switch off Add 1 tablespoon of cooked horse gram and ginger; let the mixture cool down Ground into a paste without water
In a pan add the ground paste, 1/3 cup of mixie water, and 1 cup of horse gram cooker water; mix well Add turmeric powder, 1 tablespoon of thin tamarind water, salt, and cook for 10 minutes or till the raw smell goes off and the mixture is frothy Add the cooked dal and jaggery; cook for 5 minute In a separate pan add ghee and when its hot add the ingredients under “to temper” and let it splutter
Add the tempering to the rasam, coriander leaves, and generous pinch of hing; switch off
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