ORIGIN:
"Rasam powder" is an important ingredient in the preparation of rasam,as it adds flavour and fragrance to rasam.It is easy to prepare.
INGREDIENTS
Red chillis - 100 gms.
Coriander seeds (Dhaniya seeds) - 100 gms.
Pepper - 25 gms.
Jeera (cummin seeds) - 2 tbsps.
Thuvar dhal -50 gms.
Tumeric powder -2 tsps.
PROCEDURE
Step 1:Fry al the above ingredients dry (without adding oil) in a frying pan till the ingredients change color (turn light reddish or brown) .
Step 2:Then grind the fried ingredients in a mixer-grinder to get a nice powder.
Step 3:Store the rasam powder in a dry air-tight container.
NOTE:
*Please use the ingredients in the above mentioned quantity only.
*Do not over fry the ingredients.
*Do not add oil while frying,fry dry