After a nearly two week hiatus, I am back again with a simple yet different recipe. I made rasam with a twist. The original recipe is of Mysore Rasam. But instead of toor dal, I added black-eyed beans (Alsandhalu/ Karamani). Sounds eccentric? But it tastes good…and it is a relief from the soaring dal prices…Let me get to the recipe:
Recipe:
Ingredients:
For Powder:
Toor Dal – 2 Teaspoons
Channa Dal – 2 Teaspoons
Black Pepper – 1/4 Teaspoon
Coriander Seeds – 2 Teaspoons
Dry Red Chilli – 1
Dry Coconut – 1 Teaspoon
Tomato – 2 Medium ones
Water – 4 Cups
Boiled Black-eyed Beans – 3 Tablespoons
Turmeric – A pinch
Curry Leaves – 6 to 7
Oil – 2 Teaspoons
For Garnishing:
Coriander (Chopped) – 1 Tablespoon
Soak black-eyed beans for about 6 hours and pressure cook till very soft. Mash and keep aside. Chop tomatoes into little cubes, add 4 cups of water, a pinch of turmeric and cook till done. Roast all the ingredients one by one, except coconut under the For Powder section and grind to a fine powder.
Add 3 tablespoons of the mashed beans to the cooked tomatoes and add the powder. Add salt to taste and cook for 5 more minutes. Heat oil and add mustard seeds and curry leaves. After they splutter, add it to the rasam and serve.
Hi Chandrika,karamani rasam sounds interesting. The dal prices are really very high and its a good idea to use karamani ..thanks for the recipe.
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hi thnx for the recipe and am very new to this bloggers and yday i have created my own blogspot and published some dishes..pls go thru it http://priya-amrutam.blogspot.com/thnx
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hmm…that’s a very sensible economy in the kitchen…if it is tasty too,what more do u need!!
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Rasam with alsande?? thats very interesting. Its on my to-do-immediately list now :).
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Hi Chandrika, i heard and tried about alsnadalu wadalu but rasam hearing for first time.Thanks for sharing..sure iam here to try:-))
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I can smell the rasam right from here !!! Good thinking !
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Hi Chandrika,Your version of Karamani Rasam looks delicious. I will try this one soon. Thanks for sharing.
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This is a great idea using black eyed pea in rasam. Thanks for sharing.
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You are welcome, Prema.Welcome Priya! I had a peek at your blog. Good Work!Thanks Shynee!Do let me know how it turns out Shipa!You are welcome, Meena.Thanks Revathi.Vidya, Krithika, U are most welcome.
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My husband is is a fan of any type of rasam, but I never tried it with Black-eyed beans. Wonderful idea…thanks. I have also joined in 🙂 my blog address is http://cookingmadeasy.blogspot.com/
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Here is another blog post about Rasam:< HREF="http://tastymistake.blogspot.com/2007/02/rasam.html" REL="nofollow">http://tastymistake.blogspot.com/2007/02/rasam.html<>
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hi,..nice and inspiring blog,,,really liked ur blog name
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nice recipe, mom makes rasam like this in india… i shall try this out…
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