ANDHRA RASAM

 ANDHRA RASAM

Till about 20 years ago I didn't even know that such a dish as Andhra Rasam existed. 

 I don't know what they call it in Telugu.

 Here's the recipe:

 Ingredients Required

1 Onion

2 Tomatoes

2 spoons Dhaniya

1 spoon Jeeragam Cumin seeds)

2 spoons Tuvar Dhal

Handful of Curry Leaves

3 Red Chillies

A small pinch of Tamarind

 *Cooking Method* 

Cut the onion and tomatoes into small pieces. Dry roast the other ingredients until the Jeeragam splutters. Grind the onion, tomatoes and the other ingredients into a smooth paste.

Pour the paste into a vessel, add the Tamarind water, add a few curry leaves, turmeric powder and salt. Let the concoction boil for 10 minutes. 

Add more water if necessary. After it sufficiently boils add a few more curry leaves and season with mustard seeds in ghee. That is all.

A tip: 

Don't add பெருங்காயம் asafoetida. The two kAyams வெங்காயம் onion and பெருங்காயம் asafoetida kill the aroma of each other. This holds good for வெங்காய சாம்பார் Onion Sambar also.

If Andhra people have a name for this Rasam please give me the nomenclature.

As far as I know no other Rasam is made with Onion. And that's the speciality.