Pepper Rasam and Potato Masala-Rasam Recipes-Aloo Recipes

Fact: Pepper rasam is great for a sore throat. I had a terribly sore throat last weekend and roaming around entire day Saturday for a friend's birthday, didn't help it much. Sunday morning, I felt all crappy and grumbly. I started craving hot pepper rasam right about then. There were no vegetables in the house and we were too lazy to go out and get any. That's when the potatoes came handy. Quickly whipped up a lunch of pepper rasam, potato masala and rice. I have also shared my MIL's version of pepper rasam recipe for those of you who want a Brahmin-style rasam recipe. You can also find an easy instant tomato rasam recipe here, or, just browse all rasam recipes to find your favourite.

Pepper Rasam Recipe

Ingredients for Pepper Rasam:
Tamarind paste - 1 tbsp
Freshly ground peppercorns - 1 tsp
Garlic - 5-6 cloves, freshly pounded
Rasam powder (I am currently using MTR) - 1.5 tbsp
Water - as required
Salt - to taste
Fresh coriander leaves - for seasoning
Curry leaves - one strand

How to Make Pepper Rasam:

1. Heat oil and temper with mustard seeds and fenugreek seeds. I love the smell of fenugreek seeds as they are roasted. Make sure they are not burnt at this stage. Add the garlic and fry for a minute.

2. Then add the curry leaves and the rasam powder, fry for a good 2 minutes.

3. Add necessary amount of water and when it heats up, add the tamarind paste and stir well. When the water boils, add the pepper.

4. Don't boil for too long. Add salt, remove from fire and season with coriander leaves.

Pepper is ideal when we have a bad throat or a cold. I always crave rasam when I am feeling feverish. With rice, its not really a favourite.

Potato Masala-Aloo Masala Recipe

I made it exactly the way we make Kerala egg curry. Boil the potatoes and add it on just you do with the eggs. We love that gravy and though its not the best combination with rasam, we still enjoyed it.

Comments

Nags

August 08, 2010 at 1:07 am

How lovely to hear from you Valsa, so glad the recipes helped 🙂

Jeena

April 01, 2010 at 2:00 pm

Two wonderful recipes Nags. I love the glazed look of your pepper rasam yum yum. Your potato masala, well my tummy is rumbling now! So lovely I love these two recipes. 🙂

Anonymous

March 18, 2010 at 11:34 pm

How do you make egg curry?

Nags

March 19, 2010 at 5:31 am

Hey anon, you can try the egg recipe here: https://staging.cookingandme.com/2007/04/nadan-motta-currykerala-style-egg-curry.html

Bubidu

November 19, 2009 at 1:32 am

What a wonderful thing rasam is! I used your recipe but I also added some lemongrass and lime.. It was fantastic. On the side I made a middle eastern potato and onion stew that mom always makes. I love your website and your recipes. Thank you so much for sharing.

Nags

November 19, 2009 at 3:32 am

Budidu, thank you so much for the kind words about the recipes. the middle eastern potato and onion stew sounds fab! can you email me the recipe if you don't mind?

Tys on Ice

October 03, 2007 at 9:00 am

okie then...iam all hungry now...iam going to make this for t/mw lunch and treat my expecting wife...maybe i will replace the potato curry with the yam recipe of urs...

Seena

October 02, 2007 at 7:10 pm

Potato masala is mouthwatering..love to have with chapathis..

Prajusha

September 28, 2007 at 3:35 am

pepper rasam looks delicious. potato masala nannayittu undu:)

Linda

September 28, 2007 at 1:20 am

Pepper rasam looks sooo delicious Nags, can almost smell the aroma from the photo! Hope you're feeling better now 🙂

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