Mulakkada Charu / Murungai Rasam Recipe:
Preparation & Cooking Time : 20 mins
Serves: 4 - 5 persons
Ingredients:
Drumstick: 1
Tomato: 1
Rasam Powder: 2 tsp
Red Chilli Powder: as needed
Tamarind: Gooseberry sized ball
Sugar or Jaggery : 1 - 2 teaspoon or as needed
Oil: 1 tsp
Mustard Seeds: ½ tsp
Cumin Seeds: ½ tsp
Hing: ⅛ tsp
Red Chilli : 1
Coriander Leaves: 1 tbsp
Salt to taste
Method:
1. Soak the tamarind in water for 10 minutes and squeeze well
to extract the juice.
2. Wash and cut the drumstick into long pieces and set aside.
3. Add the chopped tomato, drumstick pieces and water in a vessel. Cover with a lid and cook until drumstick pieces are tender.
4. Add the rasam powder, salt, jaggery, tamarind extract, red chilli powder and water (adjust to desired
consistency) and let it boil for 10 minutes.
5. Then add the chopped
coriander leaves and mix well. Remove from the flame and set aside.
6. Heat oil in a pan for seasoning. Add the mustard seeds and cumin seeds
and let them splutter.
7. When they stop popping, add the hing and red
chilli. Stir for a couple of seconds and pour this over the rasam and
mix well.
8. Serve hot with rice.
Kalpana Sareesh says
i jus add the flesh to the rasam..tis shd be grt too
Priya Suresh says
Love to have this bowl of delicious and aromatic rasam.
Chitz says
That's something new for me.. We make puli kulambu with drumsticks.. But rasa is something new.. A healthy comfort food !
Divya Shivaraman says
never knew we can use murungaikkaya for rasam...interesting
Jasna Varcakovic says
Looks beautiful; I can almost feel the smell...
divya says
Tempting clicks . Looks yummy
Amy says
This Drumstick Rasam Recipe is so simple and packed with flavor. As always, lovely picture too. Thank you so much for sharing.
Veena Theagarajan says
yummy rasam.. my grand ma used to do with the flesh of drumstick
Akila says
nvr heard of this rasam... looks wonderful...
Swathi Iyer says
I can't get fresh muringakai here, by the way rasam looks delicious.