- RASAM / SAARU when prepared in EEYA PAATHIRAM, it will give extra taste. If EEYA PAATHIRAM is not available, you can prepare in any vessel.
- When preparing in EEYA PAATHIRAM, first put the ingrediants told in FILL UP step, then keep it on the gas.
- WARNING : When empty EP is kept on the gas, it will melt immediately.
- RASAM / SAARU can be taken with rice / drank as soup. If it is not hot, you can heat it up and take so it will be soothing
- RASAM / SAARU has special medicinal uses like,
- This can be had on regular diet
- This is only food (apart from IDLIS) that can be had during any sickness / recovery period of any illness
- This helps in rectifying any stomach problems during stomach heaviness / upset
- This food can be given for babies from 8 months to even old people who have digestive problem – ie. This is easily digestable food.
MYSORE RASAM / SAARU :
- Soak 1 lemon size tamarind
- Cook 1 handful of Toordal well in cooker
- FILL UP the vessel with 1/4 cup tamarind juice, haldi, salt, hing, curry leaves, (cut/grind) 1 tomato + Bay leaf (1 big) + Pattai/Cardamom (1 big piece) + 1 Marati Moggu + 1 spoon jaggery + regular Rasam powder 2 spoons
- Now keep the vessel closed in gas, in low flame, let all the above boil for about 10 min
- Add 1 cup of water to the cooked ToorDal and this is added to the above boiling water mix.
- Now again when the mix is just about to boil, switch off the gas.
- Add cut coriander leaves
- Season with ghee+mustard+jeera+ 1 red chilli
- Close and keep.
- Serve and eat it when hot.