RASAM POWDER...

home made rasam powder recipe... andhra spl...

INGREDIENTS:

BLACK PEPPER BALLS	1 CUP
CORIANDER SEEDS	1 CUP
CUMIN SEEDS (JEERA)	1 CUP
BENGAL GRAM	1 CUP
HING  (SOLID)	5 GRAMS
METHI SEEDS (FENUGREEK)	2 TBSPS.
RED CHILI’S	10 - 12

METHOD:

Ø  Heat a kadai, add red chili’s and roast them till crisp. Now add black pepper, coriander seeds, Bengal gram, methi seeds and roast for 5 – 10 mins on medium flame. (Stir continuously). Now add cumin seeds and roast for 2 mins and off the gas, allow it to cool.

 

Ø  In another pan, heat one tbsp. of oil and fry the hing for 2 mins off the gas and remove it from oil and place aside.

Ø  Now add the hing to the roasted spices and grind everything to a fine powder. Now sieve it and store it in an air tight container.

 

SUGGESTIONS:

 ü  Can be stored for 2 – 3 months.

 ü  1 – 1 ½ tsp of rasam powder can be added to half liter of rasam.

 ü  Make sure that you use a clean and dry spoon so that the rasam powder lasts longer.