Rasam Powder(Rasam Podi)

Home made Rasam Powder is always fresh and aroma rich than the store bought rasam powder. We can make fresh powder each time we make rasam, but that would be tiresome especially when we are in hurry. So homemade rasam powder would be so helpful to make instant rasam. We can easily make rasam powder at home as the ingredients needed for making rasam powder are readily available in our kitchen. Lets see how to make rasam powder at home.

Rasam Powder(Rasam Podi)

Preparation and Yield:
Preparation time 5 mins
Cooking Time 15 mins
Yield 500 gms

Rasam Powder(Rasam Podi)

Ingredients:
Red Chillies 2 Cups
Coriander Seeds 1 Cup
Thur Dal 1/2 Cup
Peppercorns 1 teaspoon
Cumin Seeds 1 tablespoon

Rasam Powder(Rasam Podi)

Method:

1. Heat a pan and add each ingredient separately and fry them till they are warm. If you are in a sunny country, then we can spread all the ingredients in a paper and dry it under sun for couple of hours and then grind it to a nice powder in a mill

But, if you are making rasam powder at home, you can fry them in a pan till they are warm and then grind it to a nice powder in a mixer

Store the rasam powder in an air-tight container and use only dry spoon to have a longer shelf life. Do not use wet spoon or wet hand.

Homemade Rasam Powder is now ready to serve

Rasam Powder(Rasam Podi)