Rasam with drumsticks

Rasam or charu is  prepared commonly in south India into rice. Let us see how to make Rasam with drumsticks.

Ingredients :

Chana  dal/senaga pappu – 1 cup

Onions -1

Oil – 2 to 3 teaspoons

Salt - 2 teaspoons

Curry leaves – few

Cumin seeds (jeelakarra) &mustard seeds (aavalu) - a pinch

Garlic – 5 to 6 pieces

Turmeric powder - 1 pinch 

water - 1 cup

Rasam powder - 1 teaspoon 

drumsticks - 4 to 5

Ripe tamarind fruit - 1small piece

jaggey - 1 medium size piece

Procedure:

Take red gram dhal or chana dhal half a cup wash and boil. Now  press the boiled dhal well with dhal pounder.

 Then add rasam powder 1 teaspoon, one medium sized piece of jaggery  and one cup of water and keep this mixture aside.

Take 4 to 5 drumsticks remove peel and into small pieces and keep aside.

 

Cut one onion into pieces and take few garlic pieces, Now take one frying pan add 2 to 3 teaspoons of oil and keep on stove. After oil becomes hot add curry leaves and cumin and mustard seeds. Fry them. Then add pieces of onions and garlic pieces, fry them. Now add the pre prepared mixture and drumstick pieces into it and boil for 10 min in sim. Then add a small piece of riped tamarind fruit add 1  teaspoon of salt  boil for 5 min in sim.Then add into one bowl, now rasam is ready.