Orange Rasam

I caught hold of this rasam in Vardhini's blog and rightaway thought i had to prepare this delicious rasam, trust me this is the best rasam i have ever come across. Thank you Vardhini for this rasam.

Ingredients

Tomato 2( chopped into 4 pieces)

Turmeric 1/2 tsp

Orange Zest 3 tsp

 Fresh Orange juice 1/2 cup

Lime juice 1 tsp

Salt as required

Coriander leaves few

Grind to fine powder

Toor dhal 2 tsp

Cumin seeds 1/2 tsp

Black peppercorn 4

Dry red chillies 4-5

For Seasoning

Ghee 2 tsp

Mustard 1/2 tsp

Methi seeds 1 tsp

Curry leaves few

Hing 1/2 tsp

Method

Dry roast the items mentioned under grinding,cool and grind to fine powder.

Heat ghee in add all the items mentioned under seasoning in the order given above.

Add 2 glasses of water, tomato, turmeric, salt, orange zest, boil this for 10-12mins.

Add the prepared ground masala powder and mix .

Now its time to add our show stealer, Mr orange juice, mix well and bring to boil for 5-6 mins.

Take off from flame add lime juice and coriander leaves.

Serve hot your yummy orange rasam with a dollop of ghee.

Suggestions

Orange zest is the outer skin of the orange, you can avoid this and add 1 cup orange juice.

Select sour orange as they give more taste.

Nawabi Vegetable Gravy

This is a rich creamy gravy which goes well with rotis and naans and even plain rice.

 

Ingredients.

 Boiled Mixed vegetables 1 cup( I have used carrot,french beans and peas)

Tomato 2 (Ripe and finely chopped)

Ghee & Butter 1 tsp each

Salt as required

 

Grind to fine paste

Onion 1

Cashew 12-15(soaked for an hour)

Cloves 2

Green Cardamom 2

Cinnamon 1/2 inch stick

Dry Red chilly 2

Green chilly 1

Fresh ginger 1 tsp (grated)

Coriander seeds 1 tsp

Garlic 2 cloves(crushed)

 

Method

Heat butter and ghee and add the ground paste and saute until oil separates, now add finely chopped tomato and mix well and saute until tomato softens.

Now time to add our boiled vegetables salt and a glass of water, close the lid and cook on medium heat for 5mins.

Remove from flame and serve hot with rotis.

 

Suggestions

Fresh cream can be added for garnishing.

Chop the vegetables into small size and boil them,keep all the vegetables in uniform size.

Do not take cloves, cardamom more than 2 as it will dominate the taste and smell of the gravy, and you wouldnt want that.

Fried Paneer pieces can also be added to the gravy.

Babycorn and corn kernels can also be added.

Finely chopped tomato can be replaced with tomato puree, however i prefer finely chopped, both tastes good.