Raw Mango Mint Rasam (My granny's summer rasam recipe)
Made with raw mangoes and mint, this rasam is perfect for summer. Cooling and so refreshing. Try this and I promise it will be the only rasam you will be making this summer. My granny's treasured recipe.
Ingredients
- 1 raw mango
- 1 tbsp toor dal
- 1 green chilli
- 1/2 tsp turmeric powder
- to taste salt
- 2 tsps ghee
- 1/4 tsp heeng
- 2 - 3 pods garlic
- 1/3 cup mint leaves
- 4 Dry red chilies
- 1/2 tsp pepper powder powder
- handful curry leaves
- 1/4 tsp jaggery powder
- 1 tsp Rasam Powder (optional, if not using increase the pepper powder and add some cumin powder)
Instructions
- Peel and chop raw mangoes in small cubes.
- Boil raw mango, toor dal, green chilly, salt and turmeric powder with 4 glasses of water for one whistle and then 5 minutes on low flame. Allow the steam to escape.
- In a small pan, heat ghee and add heeng, saute for 1 minute. Add curry leaves, smashed garlic pods, dry red chillies and saute further for 2 minutes till the garlic turns slightly brown
- Add the boiled raw mango and dal, along with pepper powder, rasam powder, jaggery powder and mint leaves. Boil for 5-6 minutes.
- Serve warm with rice and chilled as a soup.
Notes
And if you love this and want to try one rasam with a twist, try this ripe mango rasam
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