🇮🇳 Indian Vegetarian

Mysore Rasam

Name: Mysore Rasam
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 29 min
Total time: 44 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients: 2 tbsp Butter; to taste Salt; 1, chopped Onion; 3, chopped Tomato; 3 cloves Garlic; 1/4 tsp Turmeric Powder; 2 sprigs Curry Leaves; 1 cup, rinsed Yellow Lentils (Toor Dal); 4 cups Vegetable Stock; 2 tbsp Tamarind Paste; 1/2 tsp Black Pepper

🇮🇳 Indian

Mysore rasam, gentler than Madras, deeper than Hyderabad. Velvet in a bowl — warm, gentle and quietly spiced. Ladle into warm bowls with a crack of pepper.

Prep 15 min Cook 29 min Serves 4 Easy

Ingredients

Butter2 tbsp
Saltto taste
Onion1, chopped
Tomato3, chopped
Garlic3 cloves
Turmeric Powder1/4 tsp
Curry Leaves2 sprigs
Yellow Lentils (Toor Dal)1 cup, rinsed
Vegetable Stock4 cups
Tamarind Paste2 tbsp
Black Pepper1/2 tsp

Optional extras

Fresh Cilantro2 tbsp, chopped

Instructions

1
Prep the vegetables and the yellow lentils (toor dal): washed, peeled and cut to even sizes.
2
Warm the butter, add onion and garlic, and let them soften slowly.
3
Add the yellow lentils (toor dal) and tamarind paste with the spices; stir two minutes to coat in the fat.
4
Cover with stock and simmer gently; the spoon should slide through everything.
5
Blend till velvety, check the salt, and serve with cream swirls and crusty bread.

Chef's tip

Sweat, don't brown, the onions for a clean golden colour.

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Watch how it's made

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