Tuesday, April 26, 2011

Rasam Powder / Rasa Podi


Ingredients :

1. Coriander seeds - 3/4 Cup
2. Cumin seeds - 3/4 Cup
3. Toor dhal - 1/2 Cup
4. Black pepper - 1/4 Cup
5. Red chillies - 3
6. Curry leaves - A few
7. Turmeric Powder - 1 tsp (Optional)




Procedure :

1. Dry roast all the above ingredients and allow them to cool.

2. In a small mixer jar, grind the cooled ingredients to a coarse powder.

3. Transfer to an air-tight container.

4. Use 1 tsp of rasam powder for a bowl of rasam that serves for four.

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29 comments:

Menaga Sathia said...

Flavourable n super podi!!

Padhu Sankar said...

I too prepare it in the same way.

Priya Suresh said...

I cant live without this rasam podi,its a must in my pantry,i do the same way too..

GEETHA ACHAL said...

Thanks for sharing...

Raji said...

Rasam tastes best with home made podi only...so flavourful.

Nitha said...

never made rasam podi at home.. looks interesting...

Prathima Rao said...

An aromatic podi!!!
Prathima Rao
Prats Corner

Binys Recipes said...

thx dear...it easy if u have the podi ready...

divya said...

Wow..home made podi...thanks for sharing dear...

Jeyashris Kitchen said...

flavourful and perfect combo of ingredients

Reshmi Mahesh said...

Great post...Thanks for sharing

Shama Nagarajan said...

wow..nice podi

Sanyukta Gour(Bayes) said...

Hru and where were u nithu...missed u...Welcome back
Homemade rasam powder is the best..looks so flavorful n yummy..

Sanyukta
http://creativesanyukta.blogspot.com/

Nandinis food said...

Nice podi! It looks aromatic!

Archana said...

Looks good.Must try these proportions.

Unknown said...

I love rasam..Thanks for this rasam podi recipe..

Suja Manoj said...

Sounds interesting..yummy podi

Unknown said...

spicy and flavorful podi :)

Suganya said...

Even i do the same way, except I add some methi seeds. Nice aromatic one. YUM!

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Preety said...

great podi recipe..

Mahi said...

nice rasappodi Nithu!

Kaveri Venkatesh said...

Flavorful podi...Rasam made out of this is sure going to be aromatic and delicious..

Siddhi Shirsat said...

Hi nitu...hwz u?...M back to blog hopping after quite a long tym...was damn busy so coulnt visit ur blog for so long...This spice powdr luks interesting..nvr tried it...vl follow ur recipe n make it sun

http://siddhiscookingexperiences.blogspot.com/

Madhu said...

Ahh! I was searching for a perfect powder! thanks a ton Nithu

Unknown said...

Aha as madhu says ... That podi will make a stellar rasam! So nice of you to share! I have vowed to my hubby that i will NOT blog my podis - The podis according to him are the essence of the preparation of rasam, sambar or dry sabjis for that matter :)

Mrs.Mano Saminathan said...

That is a nice recipe Nithu Bala! Would help so many persons to prepare delicious rasam varieties!

Hayley said...

something diffrent for me..will try soon:)

Cooking Foodie said...

Now i wont have to buy packaged ones! Thanks for sharing...