Kollu Rasam / Horse gram soup

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Today’s recipe Kollu Rasam/ Horse gram Soup is comforting and must-have for this winter.

Table Of Contents
  1. Kollu- Health benefits
  2. How to make Kollu Rasam
  3. Similar recipes in this space are
  4. Kollu rasam recipe
  5. Kollu Rasam / Horse gram Soup

Kollu- Health benefits

Kollu or Horse gram is a legume that has a lot of health benefits. It is full of vitamins and proteins. This has been traditionally had during winters to keep the body warm and to cure a cold. It is the best to have in your diet if you are trying to lose weight.

Kollu Sundal

Kollu or Horse gram is had in many ways as Kollu Sundal, Rasam/ Soup, Thuvayal, etc.

How to make Kollu Rasam

The first step to make this rasam is to soak the horse gram overnight. Cook it and drain the water. We are going to use that cooking water to make this rasam. You can use that horse gram to make other dishes. The drained water along with spices and tamarind extract is cooked to make this rasam. Having this on a cold day along with hot rice is heaven. Do try and you will agree with me.

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Kollu Rasam / Horse gram Soup

Kollu rasam recipe

INGREDIENTS

Kollu / Horse gram – 1/4 cup

Tomato – 1 medium-sized chopped

Tamarind – 1 small lemon-sized

Jeera – 1/2 tsp

Black peppercorns – 1/2 tsp

Garlic – 2 pods

Mustard seeds – 1/2 tsp

Asafoetida – a generous pinch

Oil – 1 tsp

Curry leaves – few

Cilantro – few

Salt – as required

METHOD

  • Soak the horse gram overnight.
  • Wash and cook with 2 cups of water. Strain the water and reserve.
  • Soak 1/2 lemon-sized tamarind in 1/2 cup water.
  • Pulse jeera, black pepper, and garlic pods coarsely.
  • Take a pan and heat the oil.
  • Crackle mustard seeds.
  • Add the ground spices and saute’ for a minute.
  • Then add chopped tomatoes, and curry leaves and saute till it’s mushy.
  • Once the tomatoes turn mushy, add the reserved horse gram-cooked water and tamarind extract.
  • Add asafoetida and the required salt.
  • When it starts to boil add cilantro and switch off.
  • Serve warm with hot rice.

NOTES

  1. Adjust black pepper as per your requirement.
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Kollu Rasam / Horse gram Soup

Author: Lathiya
Kollu or Horse gram is a legume which has a lot of health benefit. It is full of vitamins and proteins. It has been traditionally had during winters to keep the body warm and to cure cold
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Prep Time:8 hours
Cook Time:30 minutes
Total Time:8 hours 30 minutes
Course: Soup
Cuisine: Indian
Keyword: horsegram soup, Kollu rasam
Servings: 4 People
Calories:

Ingredients

  • 1/4 Cup Horse gram
  • 1 Tomato Medium Sized Chopped
  • Tamarind Small Lemon Sized
  • 1/2 Tsp Jeera
  • 1/2 Tsp Black Pepper Corns
  • 2 Pods Garlic
  • 1/2 Tsp Mustard Seeds
  • Asafoetida A generous Pinch
  • 1 Tsp Oil
  • Curry Leaves Few
  • Cilantro Few
  • Salt As required

Instructions

  1. Soak horse gram overnight.
  2. Wash and cook with 2 cups of water. Strain the water and reserve.
  3. Soak 1/2 lemon sized tamarind in 1/2 cup water.
  4. Pulse jeera, black pepper and garlic pods coarsely.
  5. Take a pan and heat oil.
  6. Crackle mustard seeds.
  7. Add the ground spices and saute’ for a minute.
  8. Add chopped tomatoes, curry leaves and saute’ till it’s mushy.
  9. Add the reserved horse gram cooked water and tamarind extract.
  10. Add asafoetida and required salt.
  11. When it starts boil add cilantro and switch off.
  12. Serve warm with hot rice.

Notes

  1. Adjust black pepper as per your requirement.
 

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36 Comments

  2. Oooh horse gram sounds like a great ingredient. I did have to Google it but it sounds so good for you. This soup sounds delicious. Thank you for sharing with #CookBlogShare x

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  5. This is a new legume for me – I suppose I could use lentils instead? Maybe I should check one of the local Indian stores. I make a lentil soup all of the time and plan to do so today. Your soup looks really good and healthy. Thanks for sharing Lathia with Fiesta Friday.

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