Hunase Saaru Recipe or Spicy Tamarind Saaru or Rasam is a quick comforting hot South Indian broth popularly made in Mysore and across South India. It is tangy, sweet, spicy and best had piping hot. Perfect for a bout of the sniffles or a sore throat, its warmth can be comforting and healing during the winter.
Hunase Saaru Recipe can be had as a warm drink accompanying a South Indian thali meal, or even simply served over Steamed Rice with a dollop of ghee.
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Cooks in 20 M
Total in 30 M
To begin making the Hunase Saaru Recipe or Mysore Style Spicy Tamarind Rasam first heat ghee in a kadai, to this, add mustard seeds and cumin and allow it to crackle.
Next, add asafoetida, curry leaves and red chillies and stir gently till they crisp up.
Add the prepared tamarind extract, 1.5 cups water along with the rasam powder, salt, jaggery powder and bring the whole mixture to a boil on a high heat.
Allow it to simmer for 5 to 10 mins till the quantity reduces to 3/4th its original volume. By now the tamarind will lose its raw smell and the spices will be well amalgamated.
Taste the rasam for spice, tang and sweetness levels and adjust by adding rasam powder/chilli powder or jaggery, as required.
Take it off the heat and serve hot as a drink accompanying a South Indian thali meal, or over Steamed Rice with a dollop of ghee.