Healthy one pot rasam sadam recipe using Indian Gooseberry
Servings: 2
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup millet I used Barnyard millet, you can use little millet, promos millet ,foxtail millet or quinoa too
- 1/4 cup Toor dal can use moong dal too
- 1/2 tsp turmeric powder
- Salt as needed
- 2 tsp ghee
- 2 tsp oil
- 1 tsp mustard seeds
- 2 pinches asafoetida
- 3-4 cups of Water
To grind
- 3 amla | Nellikai| Gooseberry
- 1 tomato
- Few coriander stems
- Few curry leaves
- 6-7 garlic cloves
- 1 tbsp coriander seeds |Dhaniya seeds
- 1 tbsp whole black pepper
- 2 tsp cumin seeds
- Few coriander leaves
Instructions
- Wash and soak the millet and toor dal in 3 cups of water for 10 mins
- Grind all the ingredients mentioned under ‘To grind’ Do not water while grinding
- In a pressure cooker add 1 tsp ghee and 2 tsp oil
- Add the mustard seeds and asafoetida
- once the mustard cracked add the ground paste to this
- Cook for 2 minutes
- Add turmeric powder and salt
- Mix well and add the soaked millet dal mixture along with the water
- cover the cooker and cook for 3-4 whistles
- Once the pressure is released open and add 1 tsp of ghee
- Mix well
- Add finely chopped coriander leaves
- Serve hot
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Notes
1. You can use any variety of millet. Do not use Ragi or jowar or bajra
2. You can use raw rice or Seeraga samba rice. In that case use 4 cups of water
3. If you feel the consistency is slightly thick you can add 1/2 cup of piping hot water to this just before serving. Mix well and serve
4. Instead of coriander seeds, pepper and cumin you can add 2 tsp of rasam podi or sambar podi
5. Millet Nellikai rasam sadam pairs well with simple papad or any curry or poriyal