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Rasam/Soup Using Beet Cooked Water
July 18th, 2008 Madhuram Posted in Side Dish, Soups, Vegan Side Dishes, Vegan Soups | 
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Usually I add little sugar to the cooked beet water and give it to my son as juice. This time my mother gave the idea of preparing Rasam (Chaaru) using it. Back in India, my grandmother and mother used to prepare Goddu Chaaru, which does not require toor daal, rasam powder. It’s prepared when you want rasam immediately, or when you are not cooking daal that day. As simple as it may look, it’s very tasty though. I had some toor daal water so I used it in the rasam, but it’s not at all necessary for this rasam.
Beets cooked waterTamarind – 2 teaspoons or sour tomatoes (I used 2 tablespoons of crushed tomatoes)
Salt
Turmeric powder – 1/2 teaspoon
Ghee – 1/2 tablespoon
Red Chillies – 1 (or as per your taste)
Mustard Seeds
Cumin – 1 teaspoon
Garlic cloves – 2
1. In a vessel combine the beet water, tomatoes, salt and turmeric powder and let it boil.
2. Meanwhile do the tempering. In a small frying pan add ghee, once it heats, add mustard and cumin, once it crackles, add the chillies and garlic cloves and sautee it until the raw smell is gone.
3. While the mixture is boiling, add the daal water (if you have) and the tempering and let it boil once again for 3 minutes. Garnish it with cilantro and beet rasam is ready. The color was unbelievable, so was the taste too. This can either be had as soup by itself or mixed with hot rice.
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November 18th, 2008 at 3:25 am
this is such a wonderful recipe! Have to try it. Now i know what I’ll do with beet roots I have been wanting to make.
July 20th, 2008 at 2:46 am
Hi Madhu
Love the rich color and its quick, simple and heathy.. Great recipe..
July 19th, 2008 at 11:04 pm
that is so informative ! Neat..
About ur query on nutella being available in chennai..it made its presence a decade ago
July 19th, 2008 at 9:03 am
Hi madhu
a very innovative and good for health recipe..well done !
Thanks for sharing.
July 19th, 2008 at 8:09 am
My Mom makes “Goddu Rasam” too. I add ground beets to rasam too, as my kid asks for rasam in all possible colors
July 18th, 2008 at 7:15 pm
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July 18th, 2008 at 7:08 pm
Thank you for sharing. I like everything with beet.
I found /from your sponsor link/ recipe with beet, I do this sometimes, specially in hot days. It is Borscht -
A recipe for tradition cold beet soup. Maybe you will like it. Look here/look left column for Borscht:
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Have a beautiful weekend!
July 18th, 2008 at 5:46 pm
Wow my MIL makes the same way lovely