Muthira Rasam / Kollu Rasam / Horsegram rasam

Ingredients for making Muthira Rasam / Kollu Rasam / Horsegram rasam:

Horsegram cooked water 2 cups

Tamarind (lemon size) soaked in 1 cup warm water

Oil 1 tsp ( sesame oil preferred)

Mustard 1 tsp

Curry leaves few

Turmeric 1 tsp

Asafoetida a pinch

Coriander leaves few

Salt as required

For tomato paste:

Ripe tomatoes 2

Curry leaves 2 springs

Pepper 1 tsp

Cumin 1 tsp

Coriander powder 1 tsp

Red chilly 1

Garlic 6 pods

Video of making Muthira Rasam / Kollu Rasam / Horsegram rasam:

Cooking instructions for making Muthira Rasam / Kollu Rasam / Horsegram rasam:

Add all ingredients for tomato paste and add 1 tbsp cooked horsegram and grind to a smooth paste. Keep it ready.

Also keep cooked dhall water and tamarind water ready.

Heat a heavy bottom pan and add oil.

Fry mustard and curry leaves.

Once they are fried, add tamarind pulp water.

Add turmeric and asafoetida.

Add dhall cooked water and salt.

Let this boil well.

Once boiled, add tomato rasam paste and let it foam no need to boil.

Add coriander leaves and switch off.

Serve hot with rice, papad and poriyal.