🇮🇳 Indian Vegetarian

Drumstick Rasam

Name: Drumstick Rasam
Prep time: 14 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 44 min
Yield: 3 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; 4 cups Vegetable Stock; 2 tbsp Tamarind Paste; 1/2 tsp Black Pepper; 2, cut in 3-inch pieces Drumstick (Moringa)

🇮🇳 Indian

Drumstick rasam, moringa pods flavouring the sour broth. Velvet in a bowl — warm, gentle and quietly spiced. Best with a drizzle of cream and warm bread.

Prep 14 min Cook 30 min Serves 3 Easy

Ingredients

Butter2 tbsp
Saltto taste
Onion1, chopped
Tomato3, chopped
Garlic3 cloves
Turmeric Powder1/4 tsp
Curry Leaves2 sprigs
Vegetable Stock4 cups
Tamarind Paste2 tbsp
Black Pepper1/2 tsp
Drumstick (Moringa)2, cut in 3-inch pieces

Optional extras

Fresh Cilantro2 tbsp, chopped

Instructions

1
Prep the vegetables and the drumstick (moringa): washed, peeled and cut to even sizes.
2
Melt butter in a heavy pot and soften the onions and garlic without colouring them.
3
Tumble in the drumstick (moringa) with the tamarind paste and spices; toast briefly in the butter.
4
Cover with stock and simmer gently; the spoon should slide through everything.
5
Liquidise, loosen with stock if too thick, and finish with the tomato and cracked pepper.

Chef's tip

Blend hot but carefully — fill the jar only half full.

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Watch how it's made

Video: Drumstick Rasam l Sattvic Recipes · on YouTube