Kambu Rasam Recipe | Pearl Millet Rasam Recipe | Bajra Rasam | Subbus Kitchen

We all are aware the health benefits of Pearl Millet (Kambu / Bajra). We can make many different dishes using Kambu. Kambu Rasam (Pearl Millet Rasam / Bajra Rasam) is one such unique variety. Kambu soaked, cooked and added to tangy tamarind-tomato juice. A wonderful and healthy rasam. Serve this rasam with hot steaming rice. Try this different rasam and share your experience!

Kambu Rasam Recipe | Pearl Millet Rasam Recipe | Bajra Rasam

Preparation and Yield:
Preparation time 1 hour
Cooking Time 20 mins
Servings 4

Kambu Rasam Recipe | Pearl Millet Rasam Recipe | Bajra Rasam
Ingredients:
Pearl Millet / Kambu / Bajra 2 tablespoon
Tamarind 1 small lemon size
Tomato 1
Salt To taste
Curry Leaves few
Hing 1/4 teaspoon
Chopped Coriander Leaves 2 tablespoon

Ingredients For Grinding:
Ghee 1 teaspoon
Coriander Seeds 2 teaspoon
Thur dal 2 teaspoon
Pepper 1 teaspoon
Red Chillies 1
Cumin Seeds 1/2 teaspoon

Ingredients For Seasoning:
Mustard Seeds 1 teaspoon
Ghee 1 teaspoon
Method:

Wash the kambu and Soak the kambu in hot water for about an hour. After an hour, cook the kambu till they are soft. When they are done, allow it to cool off and grind it to a nice paste

Soak the tamarind in water and extract the juice

Heat a pan and fry the grinding ingredients other than cumin seeds and fry them till the dal turns golden brown color. Take these grinding ingredients to the mixer along with cumin seeds and grind it to a nice powder. Keep this rasam powder aside

Take a sauce pan and add tamarind extract, chopped tomatoes, curry leaves, salt and hing and keep it in flame and allow it to boil for 5 minutes for the tamarind to get rid of its raw smell. Add the cooked and ground kambu to the tamarind juice and bring the rasam to boil. When the tomatoes are nicely done, add 2 cups of water and bring it to boil

Finally add ground rasam powder and stir well. When the rasam starts to become frothy, swtich off the flame and garnish with coriander leaves. Heat ghee in another pan and add mustard seeds, when the mustard seeds starts to sputter, add the seasoned mustard seeds to the rasam.

The health and delicious Kambu rasam is now ready to serve!

Kambu Rasam Recipe | Pearl Millet Rasam Recipe | Bajra Rasam