Kollu / Horse Gram Rasam

Are you suffering with cold and flu or are you trying to shed some fat in your body then this is the best natural way to shoo away the cold and flu... traditionally it is believed that kollu reduces the fat in our body. The process for making kollu rasam is very easy, tastes good and healthier too. So, is there any reason to avoid this? 

Lets get slimmer and healthier...

Ingredients

Tomato - 1 chopped

Tamarind - lemon size, soaked

Coriander leaves - few, finely chopped

Hing a pinch

Turmeric powder 1/4 tsp
Salt to taste

To Temper

Oil - 1 tsp
Mustard seeds 

Cumin seeds 

Curry leaves

To Grind

Kollu (HorseGram) boiled - ¾ cup

1 tomato
Garlic - 2 or 3 cloves
Jeera - 1 tbsp
Pepper - 1/2 tbsp

Red Chilli - 2-3 (adjust to taste)

Method

Soak the kollu overnight and drain the soaked water and add enough fresh water to it and pressure cook for 7 - 10 whistles or till soft and mashable.

Drain the water from cooked kollu and add 3/4th of tomato with the cooked kollu and grind it to a paste, keep it aside.

Grind the "To Grind" ingredients to a coarse powder.

Add the coarse powder and tomato kollu paste to the soaked tamarind and add the reserved kollu water to it and add the remaining tomato also and mash everything together using your hand.

Add salt, Turmeric and hing to the mixture and mix well.

In a deep pan add oil and add the "To Temper" ingredients and once they finish spluttering add the rasam mixture to it and bring to boil and switch off the flame.

Serve hot as soup or with rice and appalam or some veggie fry like Vazhakkai Varuval 

Enjoy...

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