Monday, June 21, 2010

Vengaya Rasam (Onion Rasam)



Ingredients:
  • Yellow Onion (large) - 1
  • Tomato – 1
  • Toor dal – 40 g
  • Fennel seeds – ½ Tea spoon
  • Black pepper – ¼ Tea spoon
  • Garlic cloves – 2 nos
  • Cumin seeds – 1 Table spoon
  • Coriander seeds – 1 Tea spoon
  • Dried red chili – 1
  • Ginger root – 1 inch piece
  • Fenugreek seeds – ¼ Tea spoon
  • Tamarind paste – 1 Table spoon
  • Curry leaf - 1
  • Oil – 1 Table spoon
  • Mustard seeds - ¼ Tea spoon
  • Turmeric powder - ¼ Tea spoon
  • Salt
  • Coriander leaves for garnishing
 Method:
  • Chop onion, tomato and garlic cloves.
  • Extract juice from tamarind.
  • Grind ginger root, black pepper, cumin seeds, fennel seeds, red chili, curry leaves and coriander seeds together into a fine paste and keep them aside.
  • Soak toor dal in water for half an hour and pressure cook with chopped onion, tomato, garlic cloves, tamarind juice, ground paste and two cups of water.
  • Heat a table spoon of oil in a pan and add mustard seeds. When they pop up add fenugreek seeds. Fry till fenugreek seeds are slightly brown.
  • Add cooked mixture, turmeric powder and adjust salt.
  • Simmer for few minutes and turn off heat.
  • Garnish with coriander leaves.
  • Serve with steamed white rice.

30 comments:

  1. Perfect with hot rice..onion flower luks cute Krishna

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  2. This looks very interesting....and it's completely new for me.

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  3. wow thats a beautifully presented rasam...simple & comforting dish anyday...

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  4. I prepare rasam with shallots, onion rasam looks super delicious, lovely presentation dear, thanks for sending to HF..

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  5. Rasam with onions sounds new to me...
    Thx. for sharing dear :-)

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  6. Sounds healthy n interesting...goes to must try list.

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  7. Perfect recipe for this rainy season...refreshing and falvorful taste!!!!!

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  8. loved the rasam presentation with the onion flower.. new rasam for me.. worth trying!

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  9. Onion yes i like more,very good item.
    Refined our blood also.

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  10. Very interesting rasam,new to me.Looks delicious.

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  11. love ur rasam.. and ur onion flower :D

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  12. wow thats a beautifully presented rasam...simple & comforting dish anyday...

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  13. nice presentation..looks so delicious..

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  14. Beautifully presented..super delicious rasam..

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  15. good one...sounds yummy..nice picture

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  16. Onion flower is really cute veni.en blog dasboardla paarthathum nija poo-nnu nenaichiten :)
    creative idea & awesome click!

    rasam..mm,naan unga veettukku varumpothu saapptukkaren.:))

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  17. Beautiful presentation and looks healthy, this is my favorite too..

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  18. rasam looks so tempting..beautiful presentation..so creative..

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  19. Nice presentation..... this dish is new to me. A must try!

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  20. never tried rasam with onions. Sounds truly yummy

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  21. Very Unique and healthy rasam, nice picture too:)

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  22. Looks perfect with rice..cute presetation.

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  23. அதெப்படிங்க 40கிராம் பருப்பு அளந்து எடுக்கிறது? உங்க கிச்சன்ல வேயிங்ஸ்கேல் இருக்கோ வேணி?:)
    காலைல கேட்க மறந்துட்டேன்.இப்ப ஞாபகம் வந்தது,உடனே கேட்டுட்டேன்.(சும்மா,தமாஷ்தான்,சீரியஸா எடுத்துக்காதீங்கோ!ஹிஹி!)

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  24. rasam looks tempting Krishnaveni! Adding fennel seeds is different to other rasams!

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  25. Hi krishnaveni, am doing fine now, thanks so much for your concern, it really made me feel even more better...have a nice day,take care

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  26. really delicious and healthy rasam.. i ike any kind of rasam.realy good one krishna

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  27. I have never tried rasam with onions .New to me

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  28. Hey nice flower and such a healthy and delicious rasam...

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