Instant Rasam Powder

This instant rasam powder is my mom's hit recipe. its taste and aroma will be excellent.

It's best suited for bachelors & spinster who stay away from home. You can just add it 1tbsp of rasam powder to 1 big glass of water and boil it consume it has soup too.

To make rasam from this powder all you need to do is add the required quantity of powder to mashed tomato and add water and salt and allow it to boil. Finally, temper it and garnish with coriander. You rasam is done.  

Ingredients:

1.        Tamarind  - 500 gms (deseeded  and cleaned )

2.       Whole Black Pepper –  500gms

3.       Cumin Seeds  - 500gms

4.       Turmeric powder – 50gms

5.       Toor Dal –  250gms

6.       Channa dhal -250gms

7.       Garlic  - 250 gms

8.       Coriander Seeds – 150gms

9.       Asafoetida  100gms

10.   Fenugreek seed -50gms

11.   Red chilli – 50gms

12.   Curry Leaves a handful

For making Instant Rasam powder:

1.       In a pan without adding oil fry the tamarind for 4-5 minutes and keep in aside & allow it to cool.

2.       Now in the same pan without adding oil except turmeric powder add all other ingredient and fry it till it turns aromatic & allow it to cool.

3.       Now in a mixture jar 1^st add red chilly and curry leave and grind coarsely.

4.       Now add reaming all ingredient expect turmeric power make it into powder (can be little coarse).

5.       Finally, add turmeric powder and wipe once so that it gets mixed evenly.

6.       Once it becomes cool store it in a glass bottle.

Now our instant Rasam powder is ready.

Note:

1.       This rasam powder you can store it for more than 6 months.

                       2.    As it has tamarind it’s better to store it in a glass bottle/jar