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Thursday, November 17, 2011

UllavaluRasam

Ullavalu is a telugu name for horsegram. Its tamil name is kollu.

Rasam is good for digestion. Its famous in South India and elders would prefer to have rasam in their food to ease the process of digestion, especially when there is heavy lunch/dinner.

Ingredients:
  • Cooked ullavalu – 1 bowl
  • Cooked ullavalu water
  • Ripped tomatoes – 2 nos
  • Tamarind Juice – 2 tsp
  • Mustard Seeds – 1 tsp
  • Rasam Powder – 1 tbsp
  • Curry leaves - few
  • Jaggery – a small one (just for taste)
  • Crystal Salt to taste
  • Coriander leaves - few

Method:
  1. Grind cooked ullavalu and tomatoes to a paste
  2. Heat oil in a kadai and add mustard seeds wait till it splutters, add curry leaves
  3. Pour tamarind juice and once it starts boling
  4. Add salt, rasam powder and jiggery, leave them to boil
  5. Now put grinded mixture and cooked ullavalu water leave them to boil in a medium flame
  6. Once it is completely boiled, sprinkle coriander leaves and serve them
This post is going to Healthy Cooking Challenge launched by Kavitha on Edible Entertainment.