Kollu Rasam / Horse gram Rasam

Kollu Rasam / Horse gram Rasam

Ingredients :

Kollu / Horse gram - 1/4 cup

Pepper - 1 tsp

Jeera - 1 tsp

Garlic - 2 cloves (use it with skin)

Coriander Seeds - 1 tsp

Tamarind - lemon sized ball

Turmeric Powder - a pinch

Salt - to taste

Mustard Seeds - 1 tsp

Oil - 1 tsp

Green Chilly - 1 no

Curry Leaves - Few

Coriander Leaves - Few ( Finely Chopped )

Preparation : 

• In pressure cooker add kollu / Horse gram, water 2 cup and little bit salt then close the lid and wait up to 5 - 6 whistles.
• Now take the Kollu / Horse gram juice in a bowl.
• Soak tamarind in a cup of warm water. Squeeze the juice from the tamarind and throw the pulp.
• Now mix the  Kollu / Horse gram juice and tamarind juice in a bowl. Squeeze the tomato in the mixture.
• Grind pepper, jeera , garlic, coriander seed,green chilly,and few curry leaves without water. (do not grind finely)
• Heat oil in kadai, add mustard seed, when its popup add curry leaves in low flame.
• Then add grinded item, fry it for 5 second and add kollu tamarind juice.
• Heat it for 3 minutes in low flame. Do not boil it.