Milagu Rasam is a spicy, flavorful rasam made by cooking pepper, cumin seeds with spices, tomato & herbs in tamarind extract. Pepper Rasam is very soothing and a great remedy for cold and sore throat. How to make Milagu Rasam is explained in this post with step by step pictures.
Milagu Rasam is a great comforting side dish for rice especially for those cold winters. I love rasam with rice piping hot for lunch. Do try and enjoy with hot rice perfect for the chill weather.
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About Milagu Rasam
Milagu Rasam is very soothing and a great remedy for cold and sore throat. I make Milagu Rasam rarely as kids love paruppu rasam more. This Pepper Rasam is a must try when you have cold, it heals and comforts you.
I always prefer pepper rasam on a cold rainy say with hot piping steamed rice, bliss! Rasam, Rice and poriyal is a great combo for lunch!
Milagu Rasam Ingredients
- Tamarind – Tamarind is one of the main ingredient for rasam.
- Masala powder – An instant rasam powder is made using pepper, cumin seeds, garlic, red chili and toor dal
- Tempering – A tempering is made using oil, ghee, mustard seeds, curry leaves, hing and red chili
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How to make Milagu Rasam Step by Step
1.In a pan – Dry roast the ingredients(till dal turn golden brown) listed under ‘to toast & grind’ and grind it to a coarse powder.
2.Soak tamarind in 1 cup of water, take thick pulp out of it. Add 1/2 to 3/4 cup water(depends on the thickness of your tamarind pulp) to the thick tamarind pulp and let it boil till raw smell of tamarind leaves.
3.Now add the coarse powder and let it boil for 2 minutes, Add required salt. Mean while heat a kadai with oil+ghee and add the items listed under ‘to temper’, allow it to splutter.
4.Then transfer the tempered items to the boiling rasam. Let it for a single rolling, garnish with coriander leaves and switch off.
Serve hot with steamed rice!
Expert Tips
- Ghee gives a nice flavor to the rasam so don’t skip it.
- Don’t let the rasam boil for more time which is the key to make a good rasam.
- This is little spicy with pepper so adjust red chil’lies according to your spice level.
- Adjust water quantity according to the thickness of the tamarind pulp.
- You can add tomatoes too…if so add it after tempering saute it for few mins till raw smell leaves.
Serving and Storage
Milagu Rasam tastes best when served with rice. This keeps well in fridge for 2 days.
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Milagu Rasam Recipe | Pepper Rasam Recipe
Ingredients
- 1 lemon sized ball tamarind
- 1 tablespoon coriander leaves chopped roughly
- salt to taste
To Dry Roast & Grind :
- 1 teaspoon pepper
- 1 teaspoon jeera
- 1 garlic I used it with skin
- 1 red chilli
- 1 and 1/2 tablespoon toor dal
To Temper:
- 1 teaspoon ghee
- 1 teaspoon oil
- 1 teaspoon mustard seeds
- 1 sprig curry leaves
- 1 generous pinch hing
- 2 red chilies
Instructions
- In a pan – Dry roast the ingredients(till dal turn golden brown) listed under ‘to toast & grind’ and grind it to a coarse powder.
- Soak tamarind in 1 cup of water, take thick pulp out of it. Add 1/2 to 3/4 cup water(depends on the thickness of your tamarind pulp) to the thick tamarind pulp and let it boil till raw smell of tamarind leaves.
- Now add the coarse powder and let it boil for 2 minutes, Add required salt. Mean while heat a kadai with oil+ghee and add the items listed under 'to temper', allow it to splutter.
- Then transfer the tempered items to the boiling rasam.Let it for a single rolling, garnish with coriander leaves and switch off.
- Serve hot with steamed rice!
Notes
- Ghee gives a nice flavor to the rasam so dont skip it.
- Don]t let the rasam boil for more time which is the key to make a good rasam.
- This is little spicy with pepper so adjust red chilies according to your spice level.
- Adjust water quantity according to the thickness of the tamarind pulp. You can add tomatoes too,if so add it after tempering saute it for few mins till raw smell leaves.
RENU
looks tasty
Supriya Arcot
Hi I just have one question . Is that a glass bowl you have kept on the gas to cook. Wont it melt ? How did you manage please. . The recipe is nice and also presented nicely.
SHARMILEE J
It is borosil gourmet cook and store wares specially designed for cooking in oven and stove top 🙂
Janani
WOW SO YUMM LOOKS VERY INVITING WHO WILL SAY NO TO THIS TASTY RASAM.
praveen
yes you are right.
Janani
WOW looks so inviting. I just love this rasam any time.
Shakila Banu
started preparing….
Aarthi
yummy rasam
Gayathri Ramanan
Looks very comforting and delicious !
Gauri
Perfect for these rainy days!
poonam
looks yummmm have to try this
Kalyani
look so good & yummy.
BTW one small correction……"Pepper Rasam is very soothing and a great remedy for cold and sour throat"……..Its NOT sour throat……..its sore throat
SHARMILEE J
Yes its a typo…updated it now 🙂
Veena Theagarajan
very comforting .. Nicely done
Vaishnavi
Yummm….lip smacking…nice clicks
Chitz
A comfort food anytime.. Just love them !
Torviewtoronto
We make similar my favourite
Corporate to Kitchen
The rasam looks very yummy. I wold love to make this soon. I love rice with rasam & Your rasam looks perfect.
Rachana
The rasam looks so tempting.
Why did you use the garlic with the skin? I am just being a little curious here…
Leppi
hey i ama rasam fan….
lovd d recipe
lakshmi
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Raks anand
My favo, looks super tempting!
Kadhyaa
that looks perfect for the season 🙂
Sangeetha M
spicy & yummy rasam, looks inviting…love it with hot rice n some chicken fry 🙂
Hema Latha
I am from USA your blog is very useful.here i shared your blog to so many friends
Hema Latha
Hi i am from Luxembourg.your recepies are very useful.pic are nice.appetizing,,,,,,,,,
KK
Tried it out and came out well. Only wished had made a little more of it…:) Will do it again and again and again going forward. Thank You!
KK
Tried out this Rasam today and guess what….It came out very well. Thank you! Will prepare this more frequently going forward…:)
GeethuSathiyaN
Tried tis today and it came out very well!!I jus added few more pepper corns and didnt add chillies during seasoning!Such a soothing soup for cold n sore throat…feeling more better nw!!thanks for sharing!
aarthi Sethu
Perfect recipie in need…Tried it today for my daughter, Hope she felt very soothing.. thank for the recipie Sharmi…
Sundara Moorthy
Tried out pepper rasam today.. & it came out really well..
A great remedy for cold and sore throat.. 🙂 Thankszz..
Unknown
tried this rasam today! it came out really well!! thank u so much!!
Suma Kaja
I was craving for rasam yesterday and I am pregnant, made this for myself following the exact instructions and my taste buds were so satisfied that I was happy and had a nice sleep 🙂