Kokum Rasam Recipe
Ingredients
- Dry kokum - 5 to 6 pieces
- Green chilly- 1 no.
- Turmeric powder- 1/4 tsp
- Jaggery- Big lemon sized or 4 tsp
- Salt- 1 tsp
- Udupi rasam powder- 1 tsp
Seasoning ingredients
- Ghee- 2 tsp
- Cumin seeds- 3/4 tsp
- Curry leaves- few
Instructions
Preparation
- Wash and soak dry kokum in 2 cups of water for about 20 minutes. Squeeze kokum, extract it's juice and discard the kokum residue.
Method
- Add one more cup of water to kokum extract and bring it to boil adding turmeric powder, slit green chilly, jaggery and salt.
- When kokum rasam starts boiling add rasam powder and let it boil for a while in simmer. Then switch off.
- Heat a seasoning pan adding ghee, cumin seeds and curry leaves. When cumin seeds slightly change their color transfer the seasoning to rasam.
- Kokum rasam is ready. Serve it with rice or drink like soup, either way it is a big hit.
Note
- As kokum is tangy, adjust jaggery and salt to balance the taste as per your taste buds.