Daily Sathumadu (Rasam)

Sathumadu(Rasam) takes an important place in a typical south Indian diet. In our homes, there is not a single day without sathumadu. We can have hot sathumadu with rice and ghee or as such. It has lots of medicinal benefits and helps digestion process. My mom says it plays a very important role in diet of lactating women. Here is the recipe of simple sathumadu

Cooking time: 15 min

Serves:3

Ingredients:

Tamarind	A small piece(size of marble)
Tomato	1
Sathumadu powder	½ tbsp
Salt	As needed
Water	21/2 cups
Hing	1/8tsp
Turmeric	1/4tsp
Coriander leaves(chopped)	2 tbsp
Oil	½ tsp

To Temper:

Oil	1/2tsp
Mustard seeds	1 tsp
Curry leaves	1 sprig

Method:

• Extract 1/2 cup of tamarind water (Refer Cooking tips to see the easy extraction of tamarind water).

• In a vessel, add tomato, turmeric, hing and salt followed by a cup of water. Boil until tomato turns mushy.

• Add tamarind water and sathumadu powder. Boil till raw smell goes off.

• Add 1 cup water and boil in low flame till froth forms up.

• Add chopped coriander leaves and close the lid.
• Temper with items given under “to temper” and pour over the sathumadu.

• Serve with rice topped with ghee and any karamdu (curry) of your choice.

Notes:

• You can pressure cook 1 tbsp toor dal and add after raw smell of sathumadu powder goes off.
• Never use high flame for making sathumadu as bitterness of tamarind will be felt more.