A delicious and healthy rasam, made with dried neem flower.
Veppampoo Rasam
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Veppampoo Rasam
Category
South Indian Meals
Cuisine
South Indian
Servings
4
A super healthy, delicious rasam made with dried neem flowers.
Ingredients
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Toor dal
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Green chllies
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Tomato
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Turmeric powder
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Asafoetida
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Tamarind
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Jaggery
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Ghee
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Neem flowers
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Mustard seeds
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Dry Red chillies
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Salt
Directions
- Add a cup of water to your Kadai or any cooking utensil.
- Add a spoon of toor dal, 2 slit green chillies, some turmeric and some hing ( yes, directly to the water)
- Add a small tomato - chopped however you like. Add tamarind extract - from a very small piece.
- Let cook for 5 minutes.
- Add another cup of water. Requisite salt. A small bit of jaggery.
- Tadka - ( do it at this stage so that the neem flavour can seep in to the broth ) - 2 Tbsp of ghee, neem flowers, mustard seeds, 3-4 red chillies. Add to Rasam and mix. Let cook for another 7 minutes or so on gentle heat. Switch off and serve with hot rice or drink as a soup.
- The main flavouring comes from neem flowers and the chilies. No rasam powder needed.
Recipe Note
Adding tomatoes is optional