Region or state South India Place of origin India Serving temperature Hot or cold | Type of dish Soup Region South India | |
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Alternative names Saaru
Chaaru
Chaatambde Main ingredients Lentils, Tomato, Water, Tamarind pulp Similar Sambar, Idli, Dosa, Kuzhambu, Koottu | ||
Rasam in hindi
Rasam, chaaru, saaru or kabir is a South Indian soup, traditionally prepared using tamarind juice as a base, with the addition of tomato, chili pepper, pepper, cumin and other spices as seasonings. Steamed lentils can be added along with any preferred vegetables. Nowadays, all the seasonings required are combined and ground beforehand into rasam powder, which is available commercially. Chilled prepared versions are also marketed commercially.
Contents
- Rasam in hindi
- Rasam south indian soup homemade rasam recipe masala trails
- History
- Ingredients
- Types
- References
It is eaten with rice or separately as a spicy soup. In a traditional meal, it can be part of a course which includes sambar rice and curd rice. Rasam has a distinct taste in comparison to the sambar due to its own seasoning ingredients and is usually fluid in consistency.
Rasam south indian soup homemade rasam recipe masala trails
History
In Tamil, rasam (ரசம்) (from Sanskrit) means "juice". It can refer to any juice, but rasam commonly refers to soup prepared with tamarind or tomato juice with added spices and garnish. Saaru in Kannada or chaaru in Telugu means "essence" and, by extension, "juice" or "soup". Rasa in Sanskrit means "taste" and "juice"
Ingredients
Rasam is prepared mainly with tamarind or tomato as the base along with cumin, black pepper and dry chilli powder as flavoring ingredients. All of these ingredients are abundant in South India.
Types
Different kinds of rasam are listed below with its main ingredients in the Tamil language:
