Kollu Rasam is a nutritious and healthy South Indian soup made by cooking kollu with tamarind extract, tomato, tempered spices and herbs. Kollu Rasam is subtle and a very good alternate to the regular rasam. Learn to make Kollu Rasam with step by step pictures.
I have heard and read a lot of health benefits of kollu(horsegram) so have started to include horse gram also known as kollu in our regular menu. Kollu Rasam is so flavorful and a comforting combo with hot rice. You can pair it with kollu sundal or any simple stir fried poriyal.
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About Kollu Rasam
Kollu Rasam is made using kollu, tomato, tamarind extract, pepper, garlic cumin seeds, tempering herbs and spices. Kollu Rasam Recipe is easy and quick to make. Kollu slows ageing, controls sugar levels, promotes weight loss & more.
I love the taste of kollu by itself but I made sundal with the remaining kollu as hubby likes sundal. The rasam is very flavorful with freshly crushed garlic and pepper. Suits best for steamed rice. It is called horse gram in english and kollu in tamil.
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Kollu Rasam Ingredients
- Kollu – Kollu also known as horse gram is used here. You can use the cooked water for rasam and the kollu for making sundal
- Tamarind – Pick the speck and seeds and discard them before soaking.
- Tomato – Tomatoes add a tangy taste and flavor to rasam.
- Cumin seeds, Pepper – Cumin and pepper forms the base for any rasam and greatly helps in digestion.
- Tempering – A basic tempering is made using mustard seeds, red chilies, hing and curry leaves.
- Garlic – Garlic gives a great flavor to rasam. Crushing and adding enhances the taste.
- Coriander leaves – Rasam is incomplete without coriander leaves, so use generously.
How to make Kollu Rasam Step by Step
1.Soak kollu(horsegram) overnight with enough water. Pressure cook with 1 and 1/2 cups of water for 5 whistles. Drain the water with a handful of kollu, set it aside. Reserve the remaining kollu for making sundal.
2.Crush garlic, pepper and jeera coarsely using a hand mortar and pestle, set aside. In a pan add oil and temper the items listed under ‘to temper’
3.Then add the crushed garlic-pepper-jeera mixture and sauté for a minute. Then add required salt, hing and turmeric powder. Add tomatoes and sauté till raw smell leaves.
4.Mash the kollu with the drained water once and then add it to the tempered items. Add tamarind paste and allow it for a frothy boil. Then add chopped coriander leaves and switch it off.
Kollu Rasam is ready!
Expert Tips
- We can also add rasam powder but I prefer freshly crushed garlic jeera and pepper.
- Soaking kollu is a must so that it gets cooked soft.
- You can use cooked water for making rasam, soup and cooked kollu for making sundal or any stir fried dish.
Serving and Storage
Kollu Rasam can be served with rice, roti etc. This rasam keeps well in fridge for 2 days, reheat and serve it.
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Kollu Rasam Recipe
Ingredients
- 1/4 cup kollu / horse gram
- 1 small sized tomato roughly chopped
- 2 teaspoon tamarind pulp
- 2 teaspoon coriander leaves finely chopped
- salt to taste
To Temper:
- 1/2 teaspoon Mustard seeds
- 2 red chillies
- few curry leaves
- 1 generous pinch hing
- 1 teaspoon oil
To crush coarsely :
- 3 garlic
- 1/2 teaspoon cumin seeds
- 10 whole pepper
Instructions
- Soak kollu(horsegram) overnight with enough water. Pressure cook with 1 and 1/2 cups of water for 5 whistles. Drain the water with a handful of kollu, set it aside. Reserve the remaining kollu for making sundal.
- Crush garlic, pepper and jeera coarsely using a hand mortar and pestle, set aside. In a pan add oil and temper the items listed under ‘to temper’
- Then add the crushed garlic-pepper-jeera mixture and sauté for a minute. Then add required salt, hing and turmeric powder. Add tomatoes and sauté till raw smell leaves.
- Mash the kollu with the drained water once and then add it to the tempered items. Add tamarind paste and allow it for a frothy boil. Then add chopped coriander leaves and switch it off.
- Kollu Rasam is ready!
Notes
- We can also add rasam powder but I prefer freshly crushed garlic jeera and pepper.
- Soaking kollu is a must so that it gets cooked soft.
- You can use cooked water for making rasam, soup and cooked kollu for making sundal or any stir fried dish.
Swetha
I have never had kollu before. :). Kollu rasam sounds new. I should try it and see. 🙂
PV Raghavan
Kollu is good for reducing weight and to shed cholesterol, however generates lot of heat to body if consumed regularly. Once or twice in a week would be okay and would be delicious as well.
Anonymous
It is very good for health…..rasam looks superb…too good n step by step process will help everybody to make easy n simple…thanks for sharing…
jeyashrisuresh
I made this rasam few times for my mil, this version sounds nice. Sundal too sounds nice. Healthy recipes
Cilantro
I make it when one of us is sick with cold or cough. It helps relieve the congestion. Never made sundal though, will try next time I cook it.
Hamaree Rasoi
Delicious and healthy looking rasam
Deepa
Nisa Homey
Sharmi, this is so healthy, would like to have with hot steaming white rice and pappad.
Shobha
I love sundal too..such a healthy snack.
The rasam looks nice and tangy..nice clicks.
radha
Looks so good. We call it Saar-Upkari. The saaru is the rasam and the upkari or the curry is what is made with the cooked gram.
Suja Manoj
Both recipe looks delicious and healthy..perfect with rice..
Uma
when it comes to sundal or rasam, my choice is rasam only. will drink it simply.
Poornima Nair
Horse gram sundal looks delicious! Love the rasam too.
savitha ramesh
Very healthy rasam.love the clicks as usual.
ANU
wow very healthy and healthy recipes dear….luv the clicks too…..awesome!
Shabitha Karthikeyan
I love kollu recipes. Lovely rasam and gorgeous pics.
Aarthi
very healthy rasam and sundal..i should try soon..
Akila
Wow so tempting… Want to drink the whole rasam
Chitra
I was looking for good rasam recipe for months..Now i got it.. will surely try this weekend and let u know 🙂
Anonymous
While preparing rasum, grind some cooked kollu nad add it to the rasun, it will give additional taste
Priya
Healthy and super comforting sundal,rasam..my kind of foods.
Shilpakiran
i am getting the spicy aroma of the dish ..white rice is good combo ..thanks for sharing
dassana
i have never had horse gram before. i have a packet of it and it is still lying in the kitchen.
i had seen the rasam recipe in one of the cookbooks i have. but never gave it a try. after seeing your pics i am going to try the rasam as well as the sundal.
M D
Lovely rasam and sundal. We make it exactly this way. Nice clicks.
Ramya
I love the Kollu sundal, never tried the Kollu rasam before! Will def try next time 🙂 Bookmarked!
Pavithra Elangovan
My fav rasam…I do add 1 or 2 green chilli and coriander while crushing in morter, other things are same and its always healthy rasam 🙂
Vanamala Hebbar
Nice rasam
raj
Nice Rasam and koillu chaitnee, i like chaitnee.
Square Meals
Just made this for lunch…really yummy 🙂
Aparna
Thenmozhi Sathish
I din't try it yet,..just by seeing this photos of preparation I like it very much. thank you.
Balaji
Hi there, first time coming to your website – very nice presentation of the recipe – really impressed – tried kollu rasam today and it has come out good. Thanks
Bharti Sharma-G
very tasty! Just made it for dinner.
anitha srini
Rasam was fab thanks sharmi…
amma bliss
Hello Sharmi..I have tried many of ur recipes and they all turned out fantastic.2 days back pasta with white sauce turned out a big hit.I am so sure that if I want to try a healthy and no fail recipe I just need to check your blog.
Great work.
YummyFoodRecipes India
Awesome!! This Rasam dish really fills with much excitement to try it out at home. Good attempt! Keep going.