I love to try different flavours of rasam. Rasam is a very famous South Indian dish which goes with steamed rice. This Rasam can be served as a starter / soup. Perfect for anyone on diet. It is healthy and is a perfect mix of all the vitamin and minerals. Perfect for lazy days. Just this and steamed rice can give you satisfying meal
Ingredients:
Spinach – 10 leaves (to make about 3/4 cup puree)
Thuvar dhal – 3 tablespoon
Tamarind – marble size (Add 1/2 cup hot water and make a tamarind paste out of it)
Rasam Powder – 1 teaspoon
Turmeric powder – 1/4 teaspoon
Cumin seeds – 1/4 teaspoon
Sugar – 1/4 teaspoon
Garlic – 2 pods
Onion – 3 tablespoon (finely chopped. Optional)
Oil – 2 teaspoon
Salt to taste
Mustard seeds – 1/4 teaspoon
Curry leaves – 10
Asofoetida – a pinch
Dry Red chillies – 2 roughly broken
Coriander leaves – 2 tablespoon (finely chopped)
Method:
Cook Spinach, Thuar Dhal with bit of salt, 1/2 teaspoon of sugar. (I have added 1/2 cup of water and pressure cooked till 2 whistle)
When spinach and dhal has cool down grind it to smooth paste. Heat the pan and add 1 teaspoon of oil. Add mustard seeds,cumin seeds when it pops add asofoetida, dry red chillies and curry leaves fry for 5 sec.
Add grinded paste and 1 cup water. Add rasam powder, turmeric powder, tamarind water. Mix well. When bubble start to forms. Add coriander leaves and immediately switch it off
Heat a teaspoon of oil add garlic and fry till slight brown in color. Add onion and fry till transparent and add to the Rasam
Serve hot
7 Replies to “Spinach Rasam | Spinach And Dhal Soup | Spinach And Dal Soup | Healthy Soup Recipe By Veena Theagarajan”
Healthy n yumm luking sambar… 🙂
entirely different rasam and this is perfect with rice
love the color of the rasam…
Innovative rasam recipe.. so healthy and looks delicious too..
healthy rasam!! I would love to sip it on a cold day!!
healthy tangy rasam,yumm 🙂
Healthy n tasty rasam !!