This week has been full of recipes with Drumstick leaves. I still have a few more recipes that use this greens but all that will have to wait coz this is the last post with drumstick greens in Week 3 of the Mega Blogging Marathon #68 themed Cooking Carnival ,where I am doing dishes with one ingredient a week.
Next week I will be starting with another ingredient which is taking the world by storm and is supposed to be so good !!!
While that ingredient is getting prepped, take a look at this simple yet delicious soup / rasam that I made with drumstick greens.
I just followed the method that I regularly follow to make rasam, except that I added drumstick leaves to it. The taste was good and we enjoyed it with steamed rice.
I used:
Toor dal- 1/2 cup
Cleaned Drumstick Leaves- 1/2 cup packed
Tomatoes – 2
Rasam powder- 2 teaspoons
Tamarind extract- 1/4 cup / juice extracted from a gooseberry sized ball of tamamrind
Curry leaves- a few
Salt to taste
Oil-1/2 teaspoon
For seasoning
Ghee- 1 teaspoon
Mustard- 1 teaspoon
Cumin seeds-1/2 teaspoon
Asafoetida powder- a pinch
Pressure cook the toor dal with 1 cup of water along with the tomatoes. Once the dal is done, remove the skin of the tomatoes, mash and keep aside. Similarly mash the dal and keep aside.
Heat oil in a pan and add the drumstick leaves. Saute till it wilts.
Add the tamarind extract and bring to a boil. Put in the rasam powder.
Mix well and cook for a minute. Add the curry leaves and the mashed tomato, salt.
Bon Appetit…
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Super inviting rasam. Would be nice to have it with a plate of steaming hot rice and papad..
Rasam is mouthwatering and just what I need for today's rainy weather. BTW, you linked this post to day 16 instead of day 15.
Very comforting rasam there!
Comforting rasam,looks delicious.Wish to have some..
My all time favorite..drumstick leaves or even drumsticks..this one is welcome any time of the day.
never tried this way… I boil it along with dal. will try your version. very nice
Such a beautiful and comforting food, adding drumstick leaves makes this simple rasam more healthy and delicious.
Flavorful and comforting. Now all your drumstick leaves based recipesolely have made me curious enough to try them sooner.
delicious and comforting rasam.
Hearty and comforting rasam. Slurp!!
Such a flavorful and yummy rasam! Loved the recipe!
Wonderful recipe to use murungakeerai. The rasam would have been so flavorful!
Wow pj, nice variation to our regular rasam!!!!
What a delicious soup!…enjoyed reading your keerai posts..and can't wait to read about the ingredient thats taking the world by storm..I think I can guess it..:P