Nov 22, 2013

Dwadasi Sathuamuthu/Lemon Rasam without Tomato and Tamarind

This saathuamuthu is very simple. I make this saathuamuth on Dwadasi days(Next day of Ekadasi day).
For Dwadasi Paranya Thaligai Menus, Please see here http://www.sadhanakitchen.blogspot.com/2014/01/dwadasi-parayanai-thaligai-dwadasi-menu.html . 
 I made this rasam without tamarind and tomatoes. . It tastes yummy and has the strong aroma of pepper & ginger .

Ingredients:
Toor Dhal                             - ¼ cup
Turmeric Powder                     ½ tsp.
Water                                     2 cups.
Grated Ginger                       1 tbsp
Chopped curry leaves            few 
Lemon Juice                          2 tbsp.
Salt                                      to taste.                          
Fry and Powder coarsely
Ghee                                   ½ tsp.
Urdh dal                               ¾ tsp.
Chenna dal                            ½ tsp.
Black Pepper                          1 tbsp.
Cummin seeds                        1 tsp.
Red chilies                              2 no.
 Curry leaves                          few
FOR TEMPERING IN GHEE:
Ghee                                   1 tbsp.
Mustard seeds                      1/2 tsp
Curry leaves                         little
Crushed red chilies                2 no.
Hing                                     a pinch                                 

Chopped Coriander leaves      for Garnish

Method:

  • Pressure cooks the dal with turmeric powder. Mash the dal and add 2 cup of water and dilute it. Transfer into the big vessel.
  • Add salt, turmeric powder,ginger, curry leaves and Hing and bring to boil on low fire.
  • In mean time, fry above ingredients (expect cumin seed) and powder it coarsely.
  • Add ground powder and boil , while rasam froths up, remove from the fire.
  • With one tablespoon ghee, fry the mustard seeds ,when they burst add curry leaves crushed red chilies and Hing to it and pour them to the Rasam.
  • Squeeze lemon juice and mix well.
  • Garnish with chopped cilantro. 

Note:


  • Lemon juice gives the sourness and pepper gives the taste and strong aroma for the sathuamuthu.

3 comments:

  1. I am glad I came across your blog, wonderful saatvic recipes

    One clarification please, is it 2 table spoon pepper? I made this and it seemed like a lot. Thanks

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    1. Thanks Asha. Typo mistake. Its 1 tbsp of Black Pepper.

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  2. Hi
    Thanks for the comment. We don’t use tamarind for this thaligai(samayal). Lemon Juice is allowed. Even very orthodox people won't use Tomatoes on Dwadasi days.

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