Potato Rasam

Serves: 3

Ingredients :

• 2 medium size potatoes
• 1 tsp urad dal
• 1/2 tsp mustard
• one dry red chilly chopped into 3 pieces.
• 10 curry leaves/kadi patta
• 1 tbsp  coconut oil/ghee
• salt as required
• pinch of Asafoetida 
• jagri of size half lemon
• 2 tsp tamarind paste
• one tbsp chopped coriander leaves
• 3-4 tbsp of grated coconut
• 1 tbsp MTR rasam powder /any rasam powder
• 1/2 tsp red chilly powder (optional)
• 2-3 pepper corns

How to Prepare ?

1. grind coconut , red chilly powder, 1/4 tbsp of coriander leaves and pepper corns together into a thin paste and keep it aside.
2. wash, peel the potatoes and boil .Smash it nicely and keep it aside. You can also put boiled potatoes in a mixer/blender and make it into a fine paste instead of smashing the same.
3. Mix 1 cup of  water, tamarind , turmeric powder, jagri , rasam powder and salt in a large cooking vessel and bring it to boil. Continue boiling for 6-8 mins.
4. Now add  ground masala , smashed potatoes and boil it for 6-7 mins. Check for consistency and add water if required.  
5. finally add Asafoetida ,coriander leaves and switch off the flame.
6. heat oil in another pan ,add mustard seeds , urad dal and red chilly. Fry till the mustard seed pops out , now add curry leaves and switch off the flame. Add this seasoning on top before you serve.
7. This goes well with hot rice and ghee.

   

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