AMLA RASAM

Amla is a powerhouse of health benefits. It aids digestion, promotes heart health, helps manage diabetes, and is even believed to have cancer-fighting properties. Its versatility has made it a popular ingredient in many hair oil formulations as well. There’s no shortage of delicious recipes featuring this wonderful fruit. Just recently, I tried making rasam with amla for the first time!

 

 

 

 

 

 INGREDIENTS :

 

AMLA --5 nos

TURMERIC POWDER-1/4 TSP

SALT TO TASTE

TAMARIND- GOOSEBERRY SIZE

TOMATOES- 2 NOS

JAGGERY POWDER- 1 TSP

CHOPPED CORIANDER LEAVES

 

INGREDIENTS TO ROAST AND GRIND:

 

TOOR DAL- 4 TSP

RED CHILLIES- 1

CUMIN SEEDS- 1/2 TSP

PEPPERCORNS- 1/4 TSP

GARLIC CLOVES- 5 NOS

GINGER CHOPPED- 1/2 TSP

CURRY LEAVES- 1 SPRIG

CORIANDER SEEDS- 1 TSP

 

FOR SEASONING

 

GHEE- 2 TSP

CURRY LEAVES- 2 SPRIGS

 ASAFOETIDA- 1/2 TSP

 

PROCEDURE:

 

1. Soak tamarind in warm water and extract syrup.

 

2.Chop amla and de-seed it. Chop the amla into pieces.

 

3.In a pan add a teaspoon of oil and saute chopped amla pieces till it softens.

 

4. In the same pan add another teaspoon of oil and roast all the ingredeints cited above.Grind the ingredients to coarse paste on cooling and keep it aside.

 

5. Add chopped tomatoes to the tamarind syrup along with turmeric powder,salt and asafoetida. Boil the syrup till the raw smell evades and tomatoes turns mushy.

 

6. Now add the sauteed amla pieces,coarse paste,jaggery and heat till it turns frothy.Don't boil for long time as the rasam will lose the flavour.

 

7. Add the seasoning and garnish with chopped coriander leaves. 

Amla has immense health benefits.It aids in digestion,promotes heart health,helps in managing diabetes and even cures certain types of cancer.You can even come across many hair oil brands incorporating amla in their formula.There are many recipes involving this wonderful fruit. I prepared rasam for the first time with amla.