Nellikai Rasam Recipe | Gooseberry Rasam | Amla Rasam recipe
Nellikai Rasam is variation of south Indian Rasam made with Nellikai/Gooseberry/Amla.
Servings 0
Ingredients
- Amla/Nellikai 3
- Tomato 2
- Turmeric powder ½ tsp
- Salt as required
- Rasam Powder 2 tsp
- Ghee 2 tsp
- Mustard ½ tsp
- Urad dal ½ tsp
- Red chilli 2
- Hing ¼ tsp
- Curry leaves few
- Coriander leaves handful finely chopped
- Water as required
Instructions
- Take three gooseberry and wash them.
- Silt the edges and remove the center seed.
- Take amla and tomato in mixer.
- Grind to fine paste.
- Heat ghee and temper with mustard, urad dal, red chilli, curry leaves and hing.
- Once it browns add the tomato amla paste to it.
- Add water to adjust the consistency.
- Then add turmeric powder, salt and rasam powder.
- Allow it to boil nicely till foam forms.
- Garnish with coriander leaves and switch off the flame
- Healthy nellikai rasam is ready. Enjoy with hot rice or have as soup.
Notes
Tempering with ghee always gives nice flavor to rasam. You can replace with oil too
I used my homemade rasam powder. If you don't have you can add 1 tsp cumin and 1tsp pepper while grinding and use it.
It can be enjoyed as soup or with hot rice.