Rasam Powder is a spice blend used in Indian Cuisine for making rasam. Rasam can be made quickly using this rasam powder. Rasam Powder Recipe is explained in this post with step by step pictures and video.
Rasam powder is a traditional spice blend used in South Indian cuisine to prepare Rasam. Rasam is a tangy and aromatic soup made with tamarind, tomatoes, along with sother spices, herbs and rasam powder. Rasam is a staple served as a part of a meal or as a soothing drink especially during the monsoon season or when someone is feeling under the weather. Rasam Powder Recipe is quick to make and very handy. We call it Rasam Podi in tamil.
About Rasam Powder
Rasam Powder also called as Rasam Podi in tamil is very flavourful minus the loaded preservatives as in the store bought ones. It keeps well for more time when handled properly.
Making rasam becomes a breeze with rasam powder in hand. You can use this rasam powder for any type of rasam. Though I don’t make rasam often I want to try many version of rasam recipes so keep watching for more flavours of rasam.
Homemade Rasam Powder is best as it is without any preservatives or any addictives. Those days when I started cooking I used to buy rasam powder from a supermarket but it was too spicy and not so flavourful for our taste buds. So asked amma for tehe recipe and started making at home. After that no looking back at all.
You can increase or increase the spices according to your preference. Store bought is always loaded with preservatives and is more spicy when compared to homemade so I always make my own batch.
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Rasam Powder Ingredients
The ingredients in rasam powder can vary depending upon our family preferences and this is the recipe passed on to me from my grandmother.
- Toor Dal
- Pepper
- Jeera
- Coriander Seeds
- Red Chillies
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Rasam Powder
Ingredients
- 1 and 1/2 cups coriander seeds
- 1/2 cup dried red chillies
- 1/2 cup toor dal
- 1/2 cup cumin seeds
- 1/2 cup pepper
Instructions
- To a kadai – dry roast 1/2 cup toor dal along with 1/2 cup red chillies until golden brown.
- Remove to a plate and set it aside.
- Add 1/2 cup jeera(cumin seeds) and roast till slightly browned and aroma comes. Transfer to the same plate and set it aside.
- Add 1/2 cup pepper corns roast it till it crackles. Transfer to the same plate and set it aside.
- Then add 1 and 1/2 cups coriander seeds and roast till nice aroma comes. Transfer to the same plate and set it aside.
- All the ingredients are roasted. Cool down completely.
- Transfer to a mixer jar and grind it to a fine powder.
Video
Notes
- You can even sundry it until crisp and powder it that is how my grandmother used to make. Amma says roasting the ingredients gives a nice aroma and increases shelf life too.
- You can also grind rasam powder little more coarse. No oil needed while roasting.
- The above quantity makes around 3 cups and it lasts upto 6 months for us.
- Always use a clean dry spoon every time.
- You can even use this powder for making any vegetable curries if you like pepper jeera flavour.
- Make sure to cool down completely before you grind. Then spread it on a plate cool down completely then store in clean dry jar.
Rasam Powder Recipe Step by Step
1.To a kadai – dry roast 1/2 cup toor dal along with 1/2 cup red chillies until golden brown.
2.Remove to a plate and set it aside.
3.Add 1/2 cup jeera(cumin seeds) and roast till slightly browned and aroma comes. Transfer to the same plate and set it aside.
4.Add 1/2 cup pepper corns roast it till it crackles. Transfer to the same plate and set it aside.
5.Then add 1 and 1/2 cups coriander seeds and roast till nice aroma comes. Transfer to the same plate and set it aside.
6.All the ingredients are roasted. Cool down completely.
7.Transfer to a mixer jar and grind it to a fine powder. Then spread it on a plate cool down completely then store in c lean dry jar.
So what are you waiting for? Make your batch of homemade rasam powder right away and enjoy ur flavourful rasam. And don’t forget to tell me the feedback ok?
Expert Tips
- You can even sundry it until crisp and powder it that is how my grandmother used to make. Amma says roasting the ingredients gives a nice aroma and increases shelf life too.
- You can also grind rasam powder little more coarse. No oil needed while roasting.
- The above quantity makes around 3 cups and it lasts upto 6 months for us.
- Always use a clean dry spoon every time.
- You can even use this powder for making any vegetable curries if you like pepper jeera flavour.
- Make sure to cool down completely before you grind. Then spread it on a plate cool down completely then store in clean dry jar.
Manjula Bharath
thats an very useful post book marking this 🙂
Uma Ramanujam
Niceone. We don't add toor dal to rasam powder. and as you said, it gives nice aroma if you roast the ingredients…
Charan K
Butiful pics..my rasam powder is a more simpler version..only cumin n peppercorn..i m sure this one would give a diff flavor 🙂
Chitz
Such an easy & powerful powder it is 🙂
Priya Suresh
My pantry will be incomplete without this spice powder.
Raks anand
Mee too lined up this in my to do list. Lovely clicks, jar and set up 🙂
Veena Theagarajan
nice clicks.. Very flavourful
Hamaree Rasoi
Flavorful and very useful powder to augment the taste of rasam.
Deepa
Vaishnavi
Needed this recipe for long time. Ur blog is so easy to follow with detailed steps that i want to learn only after u post it
JEYASHRI SURESH
Very flavorful rasam powder, can feel the aroma of this. Lovely presentation
AparnaRajeshkumar
u have good handwriting ! great pictures 🙂 we always love your photography so do not mind to upload more !
Ramya Krishnamurthy
nice always homemade is best
Muthukaruppi Meyyappan
looks like a new kasi irupu chatti…i was looking for the proportion for a very long time. thank u
Sona S
Nice clicks, very useful powder.
Corporate to Kitchen
Lovely rasam powder & great pictures dear. You rasam & samvar powders are to do for me next. I have never made these powders at home & I am sure they will taste better than the store brought ones. Loved your presentation
Nik Sharma
I love rasam, this looks delicious and easy to make!
Sangeetha M
ivlodhaana rasam powder, was using shakthi brand for long time, but now not getting that brand here…def will try this…I make rasam often, lil' one needs rasam rice daily 🙂
Btw beautiful presentation Sharmi…
Gayathri Ramanan
lovely presentation..flavorful powder…
ana
Nice
Akila Rani
good one… tried it and liked it
Akila Rani
good one… tried it and liked it
TGopu
All of your recipes are very similar and many are same as my mother's. 🙂 Loved them all. Keep them coming. The photography is nice. I loved the homemade masalas and butter, ghee, different flour recipes the most. It is very healthy and hygienic too. I appreciate your practice. All the best!
$tardust
Thanks. 🙂 That was really helpful!
swarna santosh
Nice clicks
Ganga Ponnu
You are awesome! I never learnt cooking from my mom. Your pages help me a aweful lot! This rasam earnt me my name! Thank you
Juan Resi
I tried rasam powder. Good aroma. Thank you.
Vetri Selvi
Thank you I have tried my many of the recepie from your blogging
Greesha
Can tou please tel me For 2 servings how much quantity of this rasam powder we have to add?
Thanks in advance
Bharathi
Hi, Recently following your site for powder receipe like idli milagai podi and rasam podi. Can you please share the number of red chilli too in the ingredients. I just count it always from your picture and cup doesnt give me an idea. It will be just easy to follow. Great work! and you know you are helping so many people like me who doesn’t know about cooking at all 🙂 Thanks a lot.
Sharmilee J
Thank you so much! Around 15 red chillies.
Meenakshi
Hi Sharmi,
Tempting rasam powder!!😋😍..shall we add some garlic (with skin) And curry leaves with these ingredients? Whether this combination will have self life?
Thanks
Meenakshi
Sharmilee J
Yes it will…I am making this for years and it stays good
Meenakshi
Thank you so much for the reply 🙂
Vidya Ramachandran
Hi mam,
Wonderful and simple yet delicious recipes you have in your blog.. Congratulations and keep going. I made this rasam powder today.. Just a simple query.. approx how many tsp had to be added to make rasam for two persons..
Sharmilee J
1 and 1/2 tsp should be enough
Sharmila
Love your recipes, I’ve tried many of your recipes and they have never failed. Thank you so much.
Winny Dsouza
What kind of red chilies you are using.
Sharmilee J
Its regular long variety red chillies
Harini m
I tired this recipe …but i feel like more coriander smell in rasam..can you suggest some ideas for it. I tired the exact measure of yours recipe mam
Sharmilee J
May be you can adjust with little more of freshly grind pepper and cumin seeds