Coconut Milk Rasam

Coconut Milk Rasam is a popular variation of the regular paruppu rasam made in South India. Making coconut milk rasam is easy and quick.

Ingredients:

• Coconut – 1 cup, grated
• Shallots – 25
• Tamarind Water – 1 cup
• Fenugreek Seeds – 1 tsp
• Red Chillies – 9
• Oil – 2 tblsp
• Curry Leaves – few
• Salt to Taste

Method:

1. Peel the outer skin of shallots.
2. To a pan, heat oil in medium flame.
3. Saute the broken red chillies for 30 seconds.
4. Add the fenugreek seeds, curry leaves and the shallots and saute for few seconds.
5. When the shallots are cooked, pour the tamarind water to it.
6. Add the required salt.
7. Cover with a lid and cook till the raw tamarind smell disappears.(5 minutes)
8. Grind the grated coconut and extract the milk.
9. Pour the coconut milk to the boiling tamarind water and mix well.
10. When the foam starts forming on top, switch off the flame.
11. Do not allow the rasam to boil.

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