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Rasam Powder Recipe – How to Make Rasam Powder at Home

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This is my mom-in-law’s superb recipe for Rasam Powder. But that doesn’t mean you can only use it to make rasam, you can easily use it to make Sambar too. I even add it to a whole bunch of kozhambu and curries, recipes of which will follow soon.

Rasam Powder Recipe - How to Make Rasam Powder at Home

Until a week back, I had the powder from the batch she sent with me when we moved to Singapore. Last week I made this on my own. She does this in bulk and takes it to a dry mill but I used powders and gave it a twist in my mixer.

While I have had decent lunch with sambar powder brands that I buy, rasam powder is always more of a miss than a hit. Since TH and I are very used to this homemade rasam powder, no other mix seems to work as well for us. You can also make sambar with this rasam powder by adding some extra jeera as you make the sambar.

RASAM POWDER RECIPE


Ingredients:
Dry red chillies – 2 cups
Dhania (coriander/kothamalli) – 2 cups
Black Pepper – 20 grams
Jeera (jeerakam/cumin seeds) – 25 grams
Toor dal (tuvar dal/tuvara parippu) – 1/2 cup
Chana dal (Bengal gram/kadala parippu) – 1/2 cup
Fenugreek (methi/vendhayam/uluva) – 2 tbsp
Turmeric (optional) – 2 tsp

Method:
Dry roast all the ingredients till golden brown. 

Stir continuously and make sure you are standing over it till its done. 
Powder until fine and store in an air-tight container.

Notes
– I used the powder form of all spices and gave it a spin in my mixer so that it blends well.
– If you are making enough for over a month’s use, store in the fridge to prevent bugs.
– Use as normal for making sambar and rasam alike, just like you would normal samhar and rasam powders that are store-bought.

You may also like my All-Purpose Curry Masala Recipe.

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  2. Everybody has some secret masala somehwere in thier family history books. My Mil has her own garam masala….but honestly I've never learnt it from her – I think i should do so now. And when it comes to adding such masalas into various currys etc. I do it all the time. Its so much fun experimenting – aint it???

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  5. Everybody has some secret masala somehwere in thier family history books. My Mil has her own garam masala….but honestly I’ve never learnt it from her – I think i should do so now. And when it comes to adding such masalas into various currys etc. I do it all the time. Its so much fun experimenting – aint it???

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  9. This has a gorgeous colour!

    I look forward to your sambhar recipe too – I have only made sambhar once before, but would love to try again.

    Thanks for submitting to Think Spice!

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  11. Beautiful colour! Nags, I make this but every time I make I have to look up the measures. I too use this powder for many other things like paratha fillings, and malai kofta gravy. It adds a wonderful flavor!

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  12. Sra – I know sambhar can be intimidating but trust me, its very simple. i will post a simple-to-follow recipe soon and you HAVE to try that and let me know how it came out, ok? 🙂

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  18. I usuall make sambhar the “varutharaitcha” way. Sometimes I use sambhar powder. When I need it for rasam I add a bit of coriander powder + sambhar powder and ta..da…, rasam’s done.:)

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