Pumpkin Dal Rasam

Rasam is definitely a comforting food for many of us, i can have this spiced soup even daily with a bowl of rice. We have our homemade rasam powder and i never stopped myself preparing them. As most of us do, before leaving to India, i cleaned all my spice powders,my pantry also my freezer and fridge. Everytime after a long journey,i know that the first food we would like to have back home for our lunch or dinner will be definitely rasam. Thats why i didnt forget to pick some store bought rasam powder from India,since a long i wanted to try Shakthi brand rasam powder and picked them immediately.Eventhough i have my homemade rasam,powder, i do make rasam by combining both the homemade and store bought rasam powder.

Personally i loved this brand rasam powder and prepared a super delicious pumpkin dal rasam with this store bought powder few days back for our lunch. Serve with spicy potato fry,this rasam tastes seriously divine.This is my third and final post for this week's blogging marathon, do check out the other bloggers running this 17th edition of blogging marathon here.

1/4cup Pumpkin (chopped)
2tbsp Toordal
A pinch Turmeric powder
1no Tomato (crushed)
1tsp Lemon juice
1tsp Sakthi's rasam powder
4nos Garlic cloves
1no Slit opened green chilly
1/2tsp Mustard seeds
1/4tsp Cumin seeds
1/4tsp Asafoetida powder
2nos Dry red chillies
Few Curry leaves
2tbsp Coriander leaves (chopped)


Pressure cook the chopped pumpkin,washed toordal together with turmeric powder upto 3 hisses, once the steam released, blend the cooked pumpkin and dal together as fine paste.

Take this pumpkin-dal paste in a vessel with crushed garlic cloves, crushed tomatoes, rasam powder,curry leaves with enough salt and water together in a bowl.

Heat enough oil and add the mustard seeds, cumin seeds, dry red chillies,slit opened green chillies and asafoetida powder and let them fry,add the pumpkin-dal water.

Once they starts bubbling put off the stove,add the lemon juice and garnish with coriander leaves,give a stir...

Serve hot with rice and any spicy side dishes.