Goddu Saaru / Goddu Rasam

Goddu saru /Goddu rasam is a sweet rasam made with tomato, jaggery, tamarind, spicy ground coconut mixture and mustard seasoning and can be served with rice.

The following ingredients are needed to prepare Goddu Saaru /Goddu Rasam.

Ingredients:-

Tomato.                - 2
Jaggery.                - a gooseberry size
Tamarind.             - a gooseberry size
Coriander leaves. - few
Salt.                      - to taste

For grinding coconut masala paste:-

Grated coconut. -3tbsp
Tur dal.               -2 tbsp
Coriander seeds. -1tbsp
Dry red chllies.   - 4

For seasoning:-

Coconut oil.     - 2tbsp
Mustard seeds. - 1tsp
Cumin seeds.    - 1/2tsp
Dry Red chilly. - 2 broken into halves
Curry leaves.    - few
Hing powder.    - 1/2tsp

Instructions:-

1). Wash and roughly chop tomatoes and grind to a smooth paste. Keep aside the tomato puree.

2). Soak tamarind in 1/4 cup of warm water for 2 minutes and extract tamarind water and keep aside.

3). Heat little oil in a pan and roast tur dal until golden brown, roast dry red chillies and coriander seeds and keep aside to cool. Once cooled grind all the above roasted ingredients along with grated coconut to a smooth paste. Keep aside the spicy ground coconut tur dal mixture.

4). Wash and finely chop few coriander leaves and keep aside.

5). Crush or grate jaggery and keep aside.

Method:-

1). Heat coconut oil in a steel kadai and splutter mustard seeds and cumin seeds and saute well. Add broken dry red chillies, curry leaves and hing powder into the kadai and saute well.

2). Add extracted tamarind water, required salt and crushed jaggery into the kadai and mix well.

3). Add ground tomato puree into the kadai and mix well. Cook for 2 minutes on low flame.

4). Add ground coconut tur dal mixture and 1/2 cup of water into the kadai and mix with all the ingredients. Boil and cook for 2 minutes on low flame and switch off the flame.

5). Lastly garnish the goddu saaru with finely chopped coriander leaves.

Goddu Saaru /Goddu Rasam is ready to serve with rice.