May 8, 2018

Beetroot Rasam

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Beetroot is very low in calories, with just 0.2g of fat which turns out to be an excellent food for weight loss. So here is a delicious- healthy south Indian recipe, RASAM with beetroot twist.

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Beetroot Rasam | ಬೀಟ್ರೂಟ್ ರಸಂ | Beetroot Soup

Beetroot is very low in calories, with just 0.2g of fat which turns out to be an excellent food for weight loss. So here is a delicious- healthy south Indian recipe, RASAM with beetroot twist.

Prep Time15

Cook Time30

Total Time45

Course: Side Dish

Cuisine: Indian

Servings: 4

Author: KaviRuchi

Ingredients

1 Beetroot (peeled & roughly chopped)
¼ cup Toor Dal
4-6 Garlic cloves
¼ tsp Turmeric
½ cup Tamarind Extract
Coriander Leaves (chopped)
6 cups water (adjust as per consistency)

For Grinding Spices :

1 tsp Pepper Corns
2 tsp Jeera/Cumin

For Tempering:

1 tsp Oil/Ghee
½ tsp Mustard seeds
2 Dry Red Chili (broken)
few Curry Leaves
¼ tsp Asafoetida

Instructions

In a Pressure cooker, add 4 cups water, washed toor dal, beetroot, garlic, and turmeric. Cook for 1-2 whistles till dal is mushy.
Blend the dal and beets well. You can also pulse it in a mixie once cooled.
Add Tamarind extract, prepared rasam powder, coriander leaves, salt and 2 cups water for the consistency required.
Boil on a low-flame until white froth appears on top and switch off the flame immediately.
For tempering, heat oil or ghee in a Kadai, splutter the mustard seeds, curry leaves, dry red chilly and asafoetida.
Add the tempering to rasam and mix well.
Delicious and Healthy Beetroot rasam is ready to be Served
Serve Rasam with steamed rice and papad or have it as a Soup 🙂

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Notes

You could use store-bought Rasam powder too.
While making Rasam powder at home, add a dry red chili and ½ tsp coriander seeds for extra flavor and taste, along with peppercorns and jeera.
Do not over boil any Rasam. Boil on a low-flame until white froth appears on top and switch off the flame immediately.
Beetroot Rasam could be served as a soup too.

You might want to try other sambar recipes…

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