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Hello,
I am Naganaresh. This time my contibution to this site is my mom's favourite Chickpeas Rasam, which she makes during festival time. But I like to make, whenever I feel like, this is yum,yum rasam. I would like to share with you all.

E-mail : naganaresh@hotmail.com

Chickpeas Rasam

Ingredients

Chickpeas (boiled)--1/2cup (coarsely grinded retain the boiled water)
Tomatoes (blanched)--2 nos.( pureed)
Tamarind pulp-1 cup (if required more can be added)
Water-1 cup
Turmeric powder-1/2 tspn
Coriander Seeds-1 tspn
Jeera Seeds--1tsp
Black peppercorn--1tsp
Garlic cloves--2-3 (coarsely grinded)
Green Chillies-2-3 nos
Curry leaves--8-10 leaves with stem (thoroughly washed)
Coriander stems-- 3-4 nos
Oil--2 Tsp
Mustard seeds--1 tsp
Asafoetida--a pinch
Salt--as per taste

Method:

  1. Take a sauce pan add the chickpeas with water, tomato puree, tamarind pulp, water & turmeric powder.
  2. Make a powder of coriander seeds, jeera, peppercorn, add this powder to the chickpeas mixture. Now add garlic cloves, curry leaves, coriander stems.
  3. Let this rasam mixture to boil on medium it should not be over boiled, add salt to it.
  4. Heat oil in a pan, add mustard seeds when splutters then add, green chillies & asafoetida to it, Check the seasoning .
  5. Serve hot with hot steaming Rice. Enjoy it.



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