Kollu Rasam | Horsegram Rasam Recipe

I learnt this from my neighbour. I wanted to try horse gram recipes for long time. When i told this to my neighbour, she suggested me kollu idly & rasam. I tried both and we loved it. I’ll soon post kollu idli..I always thank “Horse gram “ because it helped me a lot in reducing weight …. For delayed pregnancy , this would help for sure.Do refer the end of post "Note" for how to prepare kollu thanni .(Horse gram soup).Coming to this recipe..

INGREDIENTS
 1 cup - 200ml

Horse gram – 1/4 cup Tamarind – Medium gooseberry size Turmeric powder – 1/8 tsp Jaggery – A pinch Curry leaves  - few Salt & water – as needed To roast & grind Cooking oil – 1 tsp Dhania / coriander seeds – 3/4 tsp Black pepper – 1 tsp Jeera / cumin – 1 tsp Red chillies -  2 nos Methi seeds – 1/4 tsp To temper Ghee – 2 tsp Mustard seeds – 1/2 tsp Jeera – 1/2 tsp Crushed garlic cloves – 5 nos

METHOD

Soak tamarind in warm water for 10 mins & take the extract. In a cooker base , add a tsp of oil and roast the horse gram till u get nice aroma. Add the required water & pressure cook for 2-3 whistles. In the meanwhile , roast all the ingredients given under “to roast & grind” …Grind to make a powder & set aside. Now remove the pressure cooker lid and  reserve 2 tsbp of horse gram.Take the remaining horse gram  & grind it to a smooth paste adding the cooked water.. Mix the horse gram paste & tamarind extract along with salt , turmeric powder & a pinch of jaggery. In a kadai , take the tamarind extract mixture , reserved kollu  with required water. Allow it to boil adding raw curry leaves.. After it boils for sometime , add the roasted & ground rasam powder . Mix well and boil for few minutes.Switch off the flame & remove. Now temper the above said ingredients and add to the rasam.  This is the most important step. Use ghee for tempering & crush the garlic slightly before adding.. Close it with a lid to retain the flavour. Mix with plain rice adding little ghee & Enjoy !!

NOTE

For variations , u can grind all the cooked horse gram instead of reserving a tbsp.. U can also grind all the ingredients & make rasam powder without roasting it. I have tried both the ways.It tastes good. We dont add tomato & coriander leaves as we wanted horse gram smell to be dominant. If u want to add tomato , saute tomato pieces in the beginning and add the tamarind extract. To make “KOLLU THANNI” , soak  a handful of horse gram over nite and pressure cook the next morning adding a cup of water ..Strain the water , add little salt or sugar as per ur taste & drink.The cooked horse gram can be used in poriyal, kootu & sambar along with toor dal.. Tempering with ghee & adding slightly crushed garlic is the high light of this recipe. Please don’t skip this step..

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