One Pot Rasam Rice
Simple quick and tasty Rasam Rice in Pressure Cooker
Ingredients
- 1 cup Sona Masoori Rice / Raw Rice
- 1/4 Cup Tuvar Dal / Split Pigeon Peas
- 2-3 nos Tomatoes
- 2 tsp Rasam Powder
- 2-3 nos Green Chilli
- gooseberry size Tamarind, soaked
- 4-5 flakes Garlic, optional
- 1 tsp Pepper
- 2-3 tsp Oil
- 1/2 tsp Haldi / Turmeric powder
- tsp Jaggery
- few sprigs Coriander Leaves
- Salt to taste
To Temper
- 2-3 tsp Ghee
- 1 tsp Mustard
- 1 tsp Jeera / Cumin seeds
- pinch of Hing
- Few Curry leaves
Instructions
- Wash tuvar dal well . Soak for 15-20 mins.
- In a mortar pestle crush coarsely Garlic ( optional ) and Pepper .
- To a pressure cooker add Oil . Once oil is hot add crushed pepper garlic , few curry leaves and slit Green Chilli . Saute for a minute .
- Now add chopped tomatoes , salt and saute 1-2 mins.
- Add soaked drained dal , washed rice , Haldi , Rasam Powder , combine everything.
- Add Hot water. Combine everything well .Bring to boil.
- Pressure cook in medium flame for 3-4 whistles. Switch off the flame and allow the pressure to cool naturally.
- Once the pressure has released , Open the cooker and when the rasam rice is still hot mash gently . Mashing the rasam rice when its still hot gives a nice creamy mushy texture .
- Next to the mushy rasam rice , add Tamarind pulp , Jaggery and water as required to adjust consistency . Combine everything well . Rasam rice tastes best gooey mushy and little watery .
- Prepare a tempering . Heat ghee . Add mustard Once it splutters add jeera and hing. Lastly add few curry leaves .
- Pour the tempering over the Rasam Rice . Add chopped Coriander leaves . Combine everything .
- Our One Pot Rasam Rice is ready to serve . Enjoy it hot with some ghee on top , papad on side and some potato fry . A meal can’t get better and tasty than this .. yumm .