Tamil Nadu

Mor rasam

Name: Mor rasam
Total time: 20 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Tamil
Ingredients: 2 tsp soaked 15 minutes toor dal (split pigeon peas); 2 tsp coriander seeds; 3/4 tsp cumin seeds; 1/2 tsp black pepper; 1/2 inch piece ginger; 1 green chilli; 2 tbsp fresh grated coconut; 1 small chopped tomato; 3/4 cup water; 1/4 tsp turmeric (ground turmeric); Salt, to taste; 2 cups slightly sour buttermilk; 2 tsp ghee; 1/2 tsp mustard seeds; 1 to 2 dried red chilli; 1 sprig curry leaves; a pinch asafoetida; a few sprigs coriander leaves (cilantro)

Buttermilk, warmed just enough to froth. The rasam that is basically a cool hug, served warm.

20 minTime

6 gProtein each

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Grandma's wayThe original. Handle with reverence.

The original

118kcal

6 gprotein

2 gfibre

20minutes

Per serving, worked out from the ingredient table. Grandma's way is the starting point the other versions are compared with.

Ingredients

Toor dal (split pigeon peas)2 tsp, soaked 15 minutes

Coriander seeds2 tsp

Cumin seeds¾ tsp

Black pepper½ tsp

Ginger1.5 cm piece

Green chilli1

Fresh grated coconut2 tbsp

Tomato1 small, chopped

Water¾ cup

Turmeric (ground turmeric)¼ tsp

Saltto taste

Buttermilk2 cups, slightly sour

Ghee2 tsp

Mustard seeds½ tsp

Dried red chilli1 to 2

Curry leaves1 sprig

Asafoetidaa pinch

Coriander leaves (cilantro)a few sprigs

Method

5 steps

1Grind the soaked toor dal, coriander seeds, cumin, pepper, ginger, green chilli and coconut with a little water to a fine paste.
2Boil the tomato in the water with turmeric and salt until soft.
3Whisk the ground paste into the buttermilk until smooth.
4Turn the heat to the lowest, pour in the buttermilk mix and stir constantly. Switch off as soon as it froths.
5Heat the ghee, splutter mustard, red chilli, curry leaves and asafoetida, and pour over. Add coriander.

Serve it like this

Serve warm in a tumbler or over soft rice, with a curry leaf or two floating on top.

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