Rasam

When you google it you will get n number of rasam recipes but its always the recipe which is passed on to your  mom is used the most. This rasam is a comfort food for me. When you just want to eat something simple, something pipping hot, something for your sour throat or sometimes to go with rice and  mutton fry or sometimes just you want to drink a soup. My elder daughter just loves it. She won't  wait to eat it with the rice. Once the rasam is done, she takes it in a big glass and drinks it. I don't use store brough rasam powder and i never make rasam powder and store it. I always make rasam powder only for that day, fresh.

When i got married my sister took  all the ingredients in a small zip lock bag and told me to keep it as a ready reckoner. Here is my mom rasam recipe:-

Ingredients:-

Tomatoes  1 lbs
Tamarind small lemon size ball
Coriander leaves few
Garlic 1 crushed
Salt to taste

Rasam powder

Tur dal/kandi pappu 1 tsp
Red chilly 3
Pepper corn 10-15
Coriander seeds 1 tbsp
Cumin seeds 1/2 tsp

Grind the above ingredients into a coarse powder.

For seasoning

Oil 2 tbsp
Rai 1/4 tsp
Cumin seeds 1/4 tsp
Curry leaves few
Hing a pinch

Method:-

Take out tamarind juice and discard the pulp.

Take chopped tomatoes in a bowl. Add salt,rasam powder,crushed garlic and coriander leaves. Mash it with one hand (wash your hands thoroughly).

In a pan take oil. Add all the seasonings. Once they flutter add the mashed tomatoes. Saute for a while and add the tamarind juice.

Let it come to boil and once froth starts forming switch off the flame and add more coriander leaves.

Serve hot with rice or just have it like soup.

Mushroom Soup

Last week daughter was sick and was not able to eat anything because of tonsillitis. I was very hard to see her in pain even to drink water. The only food doctor suggested was to give her warm soup. It was quite painful for her in first two days even to drink liquid. Because she took antibiotics she recovered fast and is able to eat now. For her i learnt to make soups and since last few days everyday i am making soup. The other day  I made mushroom soup as demanded by my daughter. Here goes the mushroom soup recipe.

Ingredients:-

Mushroom 4
Chicken stock 3 cups
Pepper 5-6
Garlic 1 chopped
Onions 1 chopped
Butter 1/2 tbsp
Salt to taste

Method:

Take butter in a deep bowl. Add onions and garlic.

Saute until both are fried well. Add mushrooms and saute for 5 minutes in low flame.

Add 3 cups of chicken stock, let it come to a boil and then reduce the flame.Boil for 30 minutes. Now add pepper and salt. Mix well and serve hot.

Clear Lemon And Coriander Soup

This too i ate quite frequently at any restaurant.This is my kids favourite soup.This is done by daughter,the only thing i did is switch on and switch off the stove.She is yet to reach that age where she can cook by herself,she is just 8 years old.This recipe calls for very few ingredients and doesn't takes much time to prepare.

Ingredients:-

Coriander leaves 2 bunches
Salt to taste
Pepper powder to sprinkle on the soup
Lemon 1

Method:-

Chop coriender leaves finely.Take 4 glasses of water and let it boil.When the water starts boiling add the chopped coriander leaves.Let it boil of 5 minutes.

Strain the water.Add 1 lemon juice and Salt.

Serve hot and sprinkle pepper powder.

Isn't it simple :D

Sweet Corn Soup

We have here every Thursday vegetable market,where we get fresh veggies.Most of the people here opt for this market once a week.One day i noticed a guy selling corn in the non season.Then i went and asked him,he said it is sweet corn and it priced at rs.10/- per cob which is quite high compared to normal corn which is seasonal and which would cost less than Rs.5/-.

In dubai i was used to buy sweet corn in tins.Drain the water and used to toss that with butter and salt and give kids as a evening snack.When i saw sweet corn been sold in our vegetable market was delighted by the sight of it and started buying it very week.Most of the time is just boiling it and tossing with butter and salt and serve hot.Last week made sweet corn soup and it came out just like what we have at restaurant.Here goes my recipe for sweet corn soup.....

Ingredients:-

Sweet corn - 1cob

Carrot 2 chopped finely

Beans 4-5 chopped finely

Cabbage sliced

Salt to taste

Butter 2 tbsp

Soya sauce 1 tbsp

Ajinimoto 1/4tsp

Pepper powder 1 tbsp

Corn flour 2 tbsp

Method:-

Boil corn.Strain the water.

In the same water pressure cook carrot,beans and cabbage.Strain water and keep aside.

Take 2 tbsp of boiled corn and grind it into smooth paste.

Put a big vessel on the flame.Add butter.When butter melts add the water in which the veggies are cooked.

Let it come to a boil.Then add all the veggies and corn.

Let it boil for 2-3 minutes.

Then add the mashed corn and mix throughly.Again boil for 2-3 minutes.

Now add corn flour mixed in water and stir continuously so that no lumps are formed.

Last add soya sauce,pepper,ajinomoto and salt.Stir and serve hot wit

h any starters of your choice.