Tuesday, December 14, 2010

Ajwain /Omam Rasam

My all time favourite comforting food is definitely rasam with anything, a prefect dish to enjoy with fried papads while its cold and snowy outside, this time i prepared my rasam with ajwain seeds, i havent had them since a long ..As i was quite lazy to cook, i went immediately for making this easy breezy,comforting at the same time a delicious rasam..As usual this rasam goes for simple ingredients but i prepared a rasam powder with ajwain seeds along with coriander seeds,cumin seeds, peppercorns, dry red chillies and toor dal..This rasam tastes truy fabulous and divine when served along with some spicy side dish and hot steaming rice..Sending this rasam to CWS-Ajwain Seeds guest hosted by Kavita, event by me..

Ajwain Rasam

Ajwain Seeds Rasam Powder:
1tbspCoriander seeds
1/2tspBlack peppercorns
1/2tsp Cumin seeds
1tsp Toor dhal
2tsp Ajwain seeds
3nos Dry Red chillies
1sprigs Curryleaves
1/4tsp Turmeric powder

Dry roast one by one everything without oil in simmer except the turmeric powder..let them cool n grind as bit coarse powder with turmeric powder..conserve them in a bottle..

For Rasam:
1nos Tomato(big & juicy)
1tsp Ajwain seeds rasam powder
1/2cup Cooked dal water
1no Crushed garlic
1tsp Lemon juice
3nos Curry leaves
1/2tsp Mustard seeds+cumin seeds
1/4tsp Asafoetida powder
2nos Dry red chillies
2tsbp Chopped coriander leaves
Salt
Oil

Chop the tomatoes as small bites and add to the cooked dal water along with ajwain seeds rasam powder, salt,crushed garlic,curry leaves and enough water...heat a tsp of oil,add the mustard seeds, cumin seeds, asafoetida powder and red chillies,fry until brown..Add the dal water immediately, let them boil..put of the stove once they starts boiling add the lemon juice n chopped coriander leaves..

Enjoy with rice and any side dish..

49 comments:

Shanavi said... Reply To This Comment

wow...awesome..a good treat for this winter..thanks for the recipe dear

subhashini said... Reply To This Comment

at my home without rasam no food.So i got idea of one more varity of rasam.Thanks

Nandita SS said... Reply To This Comment

Awesome and healthy rasam Priya. Will surely try this :)

Talita said... Reply To This Comment

Hi, Prya! I've never heard about this Ajwain. Looks tasty, comforting.

Swathi said... Reply To This Comment

Ajwain rasam looks delicious Priya.

Uma said... Reply To This Comment

new rasam for me.. worth trying! nice click :)

Santosh Bangar said... Reply To This Comment

healthy ad nutritious rasam

Unknown said... Reply To This Comment

wow, sounds delicious and very good for one.

Anonymous said... Reply To This Comment

Ajwain is really good for digestion.This is a perfect rasam for chilly evenings.good one!

Saraswathi Ganeshan said... Reply To This Comment

Healthy & needy one for this winter...Thanks for sharing

Unknown said... Reply To This Comment

i love ajwain flavour and i presume this very healthy too :)

Pushpa said... Reply To This Comment

Delicious rasam for the winter,looks super tempting.

Elaichii said... Reply To This Comment

I could drink that whole bowl Priya!very comforting rasam.

divya said... Reply To This Comment

looks sooooo tempting..

Krishnaveni said... Reply To This Comment

wow, such a comforting rasam for this winter, great

Soumya said... Reply To This Comment

perfect for this cool winter... comforting and very innovative rasam...loved the idea of adding ajwain in rasam...

Unknown said... Reply To This Comment

To be very frank, i know that omam is ajwain.ha ha ha.never used before,will try it soon priya...u r my inspirations

Suja Manoj said... Reply To This Comment

Delicious and comforting rasam.

sonu said... Reply To This Comment

mmmmm...this looks awesome..can feel the aroma of ajwain..sounds good !

Cham said... Reply To This Comment

Would be perfect for digestion I guess, sounds good to me!

Unknown said... Reply To This Comment

Hi Priya, U r tagged.chk my blog for details..thanks

Simply Life said... Reply To This Comment

I don't know if I've ever had rasam - looks great!

Malar Gandhi said... Reply To This Comment

Very interesting rasam, good for digestion.

Tahemeem said... Reply To This Comment

Spicy and warm rasam.. loving it :)

swapna said... Reply To This Comment

sound good and look sooo good...love it!!

Vidhya said... Reply To This Comment

Never thought of ajwain in rasam.I am sure this tastes good.

Anonymous said... Reply To This Comment

man! this is too good. so flavoursome.

Taste of Beirut said... Reply To This Comment

very interesting and comforting recipe! Now I just need to figure out what some of the ingredients are!

Mary Bergfeld said... Reply To This Comment

That is so inviting. I'll wager it is delicious. I hope you are having a great day. Blessings...Mary

Unknown said... Reply To This Comment

wonderful comfort food for winter!..yummy!

Sushma Mallya said... Reply To This Comment

healthy and delicious rasam...

Gayathri Kumar said... Reply To This Comment

Nice aromatic rasam. Very unique..

Preetha Karthik said... Reply To This Comment

Trurly a new recipe Priya, will try this soon :)

Aruna Manikandan said... Reply To This Comment

sounds new to me...
Thx. for sharing dear :)

CurryLeaf said... Reply To This Comment

new to me. Excellent ideas you have Priya

Priya Srinivasan - I Camp in My Kitchen said... Reply To This Comment

Delicious Priya!!! Bookmarking it!!! Why dont you send it to CMT too!!!!

Nandinis food said... Reply To This Comment

Very flavorful rasam! Tasty and creative rasam.

Rumana Rawat said... Reply To This Comment

Awesome rasam priya:)

Unknown said... Reply To This Comment

Hey,

Rasam is a great comfort food...a great soother...:)

Dr.Sameena@

http://www.myeasytocookrecipes.blogspot.com

Mina Joshi said... Reply To This Comment

Priya: I have never made rasam myself because I hadn't realised how easy it is to make!! I make gujarati toor dall and will now follow your recipe for rasam!! Thanks.

Shanthi Krishnakumar said... Reply To This Comment

Wow. I can smell it here

Preeti Kashyap said... Reply To This Comment

This looks so healthy and warm for winters

Anonymous said... Reply To This Comment

oops, I am not sure my comment went throught, got an error msg, so I repost it:
This sambar sounds perfect for the cold weather we are facing! I really like your combination of spices for the sambar powder. Do you think the powder could be used for other dishes, too?

Anonymous said... Reply To This Comment

Sorry, I meant rasam (for some reason, I always mix both of them!!) :-)

FewMinute Wonders said... Reply To This Comment

I have been only loading myself with rasam. this one is new to me.

Kavita Srivastava said... Reply To This Comment

Hey ... gr8 dish ... thanks for sending ... but I havnt recd any mail from you .. Could you plz send again ...

eat, drink n rock said... Reply To This Comment

Thanks for the rasam treat..I had a packet of rasam powder but didnt know how to use it

Sumi said... Reply To This Comment

nice idea of adding omam to rasam, never heard that before.Definitely good for kids to increase their appetite

KrithisKitchen said... Reply To This Comment

Adding omam (ajwain) to rasam increases the "Healthy" factor.. Good one..