
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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