Kandathippili rasam
Kandathippili rasam, from above
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Kandathippili rasam

Long pepper, black pepper and cumin roasted and ground into a fiery, warming rasam. The cold weather friend.

30 minTime
2 gProtein each
hotSpice
Grandmother's remedy2 chapters · 1 min read

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Grandma's wayRoasted long pepper, black pepper and cumin ground into tamarind rasam.
The original
78kcalsame
2 gproteinsame
2 gfibresame
30minutessame

Kandathippili rasam.

Per serving, worked out from the ingredient table.

Ingredients

4 servings
Long pepper1 tbsp kandathippili sticks
Black pepper1 tsp
Cumin seeds1 tsp
Coriander seeds2 tsp
Toor dal (split pigeon peas)1 tbsp, raw
Dried red chilli1
Curry leaves2 sprigs, divided
Ghee1 tbsp, divided
Tamarindlemon sized ball, soaked
Turmeric (ground turmeric)¼ tsp
Salt1 tsp
Water3¼ cups
Mustard seeds½ tsp
Asafoetidaa pinch

Method

4 steps
  1. 1In a little ghee, roast long pepper, pepper, cumin, coriander seeds, raw toor dal, chilli and a few curry leaves on low heat.
  2. 2Cool and grind to a fine paste with a little water.
  3. 3Simmer tamarind water with turmeric and salt for 8 minutes, add the paste and the rest of the water and bring to a froth.
  4. 4Temper mustard, asafoetida and curry leaves in the remaining ghee and pour over.
Serve it like this

Serve steaming hot over rice with ghee, or pour into a tumbler and sip slowly. A simple vegetable and appalam alongside.

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What goes with Kandathippili rasam: a bread or rice, a side, something to drink and something sweet.

Bread or rice Curd rice10 min
Bread or rice Ellu sadam20 min
On the side Paruppu usili40 min
On the side Coconut chutney10 min
A little snack Masala papad10 min
To drink Neer mor8 min
Something sweet Sakkarai pongal45 min
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