Time and servings
Time and servings
Ingredients
for pressure cooking:
- ½ cup horsegram / huruli / kollu
- 4 cup water
for masala paste:
- 3 clove garlic
- 1 tsp cumin / jeera
- ½ tsp pepper
- 2 tbsp horsegram (cooked)
for rasam:
- 3 tsp oil
- 1 tsp mustard
- ¼ tsp methi / fenugreek
- ½ tsp cumin / jeera
- few curry leaves
- 1 tomato (finely chopped)
- 1 cup tamarind extract
- ¼ tsp turmeric
- ½ tsp jaggery / gud
- 1 tsp salt
- 2 tbsp coriander (finely chopped)
for sundal:
- 3 tsp oil
- 1 tsp mustard
- ½ tsp urad dal
- pinch hing / asafoetida
- 1 dried red chilli
- few curry leaves
- ¼ tsp turmeric
- ½ tsp salt
Instructions
- in a large kadai heat, 3 tsp oil and splutter 1 tsp mustard, ¼ tsp methi, ½ tsp cumin and few curry leaves.
- add in prepared masala paste and saute for a minute or 2.
- now add 1 tomato, 1 cup tamarind extract, ¼ tsp turmeric, ½ tsp jaggery and 1 tsp salt.
- cover and boil for 10 minutes on medium flame.
- now add reserved kollu extract (cooked horsegram water) and mix well.
- boil for 2 minutes making sure the flavour is absorbed.
- finally, add coriander leaves and enjoy kollu rasam with hot steamed rice and kollu sundal.
How to make kollu rasam with step by step photo
1
firstly, rinse ½ cup horsegram and soak for 2 hours with 4 cup water.
2
with the same water pressure cook for 6 whistles. if you wish to skip soaking time, then cook for 1 whistle and simmer for 20 minutes.
3
separate the horsegram extract and horsegram to prepare rasam and sundal.
Kollu rasam recipe
1
firstly, to prepare masala paste, blend 3 clove garlic, 1 tsp cumin, ½ tsp pepper and 2 tbsp cooked horsegram.
2
blend to a coarse paste and keep aside.
3
in a large kadai heat, 3 tsp oil and splutter 1 tsp mustard, ¼ tsp methi, ½ tsp cumin and few curry leaves.
4
add in prepared masala paste and saute for a minute or 2.
5
now add 1 tomato, 1 cup tamarind extract, ¼ tsp turmeric, ½ tsp jaggery and 1 tsp salt.
6
cover and boil for 10 minutes on medium flame.
7
now add reserved kollu extract (cooked horsegram water) and mix well.
8
boil for 2 minutes making sure the flavour is absorbed.
9
finally, add coriander leaves and enjoy kollu rasam with hot steamed rice and kollu sundal.
Kollu sundal recipe
1
firstly, in a large kadai heat 3 tsp oil and splutter 1 tsp mustard, ½ tsp urad dal, pinch hing, 1 dried red chilli and few curry leaves.
2
now add cooked horsegram (kollu / huruli).
3
also, add ¼ tsp turmeric and ½ tsp salt.
4
stir and cook for 2 minutes.
5
finally, enjoy kollu sundal with hot steamed rice.
Video
Notes
- firstly, soak horsegram well to reduce the cooking time.
- also, adding pepper to rasam makes good for cold and fever. if you are looking for udupi style kollu rasam then check huruli saaru recipe.
- additionally, while preparing masala paste, you can also add tomato.
- finally, kollu rasam recipe tastes great next day.
Original recipe by Hebbar’s Kitchen: https://hebbarskitchen.com/kollu-rasam-recipe-kollu-soup-recipe/