Pudina Rasam | Mint Rasam-How to make-Step by step photos

Cuisine Style: Tamil Nadu, India | Cooking Time: 5 to 8 minutes | To Serve: 3 | Type : Side dish, rasam, saaru, charu, soup | Take with : Rice

Ingredients

• Mint leaves [Pudina] - 2 springs
• Tomato – 1 or 2
• Tamarind - 1 inch piece
• Garlic – 3 cloves [crushed]
• Curry leaves – 1 spring
• Coriander leaves – 2 tbsp [chopped]
• Mustard seeds – 1 tbsp
• Turmeric powder – ¼ tbsp
• Asafetida a pinch
• Salt to taste
• Oil - 1 tbsp
• Water as needed

For grinding ingredients

• Cumin seeds - 1 tbsp
• Coriander seeds - 1 tbsp
• Peppercorns - 1 tbsp
• Dry roast above ingredients, let it cool & coarsely grind or freshly grind without roasting

Preparation Method

• Wash and mash tomato & tamarind with hands & drain the skin & extract water.
• Heat oil in a pan, add mustard seeds & let it splutter.
• Add garlic, asafetida, turmeric powder & curry leaves sauté.
• Add tomato tamarind water, ground powder & salt mix well & let it boil.
• When boiling add chopped coriander leaves & mint leaves, cut off heat.
• Serve hot with rice.

How to make Mint Rasam - Step by step photos

Wash & soak tomato tamarind in warm water

Tomato and tamarind water

Heat oil, add mustard, garlic, curry leaves

Add tomato water

Add asafetida

Add turmeric powder

Add freshly ground rasam powder

Add salt

Add coriander leaves & mint leaves

Pudina tomato rasam is ready, serve hot with rice

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