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Kanthari Mulaku Rasam / Bird's Eye Chilli Rasam
Published on September 02, 2024
Kerala Cuisine

Ingredients:
1 tsp coriander seeds
1 tsp cumin seeds
2-3 dry red chillies
1 tsp pepper corns
8-10 bird's eye chillies / kanthari mulaku
6 garlic cloves
lemon sized tamarind
2 tomatoes, chopped
1/4 tsp turmeric powder
1 tsp chilli powder (optional)
2 tbsp coriander leaves
1/2 tsp fenugreek powder
1/4 tsp asafoetida
1/2 tsp mustard seeds
2 dry red chillies
1 sprig curry leaves
salt to taste
1 tbsp + 1 tbsp oil
Preparation:
- Soak tamarind in 1/4 cup of water and extract its juice and keep it aside.
- Crush coriander seeds, cumin seeds, dry red chillies and pepper corns together using a mortar and pestle.
- Then add garlic cloves and bird's eye chillies and crush together and keep it aside.
- Heat 1 tbsp oil in a pan / claypot and add crushed mixture and saute well till raw smell goes.
- Add chopped tomatoes and saute well till soft and cooked.
- Add turmeric powder and chilli powder and mix well.
- Add tamarind water, 4 cups of hot water and salt and boil well.
- Add chopped coriander leaves, fenugreek powder and asafoetida and mix well. Switch off the flame.
- Heat 1 tbsp oil in a small pan and splutter mustard seeds. Add dry red chillies and curry leaves and fry.
- Add this seasoning to the rasam and keep it covered until served…Mix well and serve with rice….
Recipe Source: akshayaascameo (Instagram)
Kanthari Mulaku Rasam / Bird's Eye Chilli Rasam
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Shabbu's Tasty Kitchen
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Ingredients
- 1 tsp coriander seeds
- 1 tsp cumin seeds
- 2-3 dry red chillies
- 1 tsp pepper corns
- 8-10 birds eye chillies / kanthari mulaku
- 6 garlic cloves
- lemon sized tamarind
- 2 tomatoes, chopped
- 1/4 tsp turmeric powder
- 1 tsp chilli powder (optional)
- 2 tbsp coriander leaves
- 1/2 tsp fenugreek powder
- 1/4 tsp asafoetida
- 1/2 tsp mustard seeds
- 2 dry red chillies
- 1 sprig curry leaves
- salt to taste
- 1 tbsp + 1 tbsp oil
Instructions
- 1Soak tamarind in 1/4 cup of water and extract its juice and keep it aside.
- 2Crush coriander seeds, cumin seeds, dry red chillies and pepper corns together using a mortar and pestle.
- 3Then add garlic cloves and birds eye chillies and crush together and keep it aside.
- 4Heat 1 tbsp oil in a pan / claypot and add crushed mixture and saute well till raw smell goes.
- 5Add chopped tomatoes and saute well till soft and cooked.
- 6Add turmeric powder and chilli powder and mix well.
- 7Add tamarind water, 4 cups of hot water and salt and boil well.
- 8Add chopped coriander leaves, fenugreek powder and asafoetida and mix well. Switch off the flame.
- 9Heat 1 tbsp oil in a small pan and splutter mustard seeds. Add dry red chillies and curry leaves and fry.
- 10Add this seasoning to the rasam and keep it covered until served. Mix well and serve with rice.
Description
A spicy and tangy rasam made with birds eye chillies, tamarind, and aromatic spices, perfect for a warming meal.