Rasam/Soup Using Beet Cooked Water
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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Tags: beet greens, beet recipe, beet soup, chillies, cumin, garlic, ghee, mustard seeds, rasam, salt, tomatoes, toor daal, turmeric powder
July 18th, 2008 at 8:12 am
hmmm, looks delicious!! and what a great idea to minimze wastage, not to mention a healthy one too!!!
July 18th, 2008 at 8:35 am
this looks so different,,,yummy too,..new one for me,,
July 18th, 2008 at 9:32 am
hey i have never tried this rasam….sounds delicious…..have some beets…was planning to cook something else…now its gonna b beets rasam for sure
July 18th, 2008 at 10:44 am
Madhu , My mom also does the same ….when she boils veggies , the remaining water goes into rasam , sambhar or pulusu.. however , my rasam /sambhar hater at home doesnt even want to consider giving it a try
July 18th, 2008 at 10:48 am
Awesome idea. And with all the nutritional values hidden in beets, this is a great way to use them in our daily meals.
BTW, what did you do with the beets?? I can see that you used the water in a very creative way. Are you coming up with another creative use for beets??
BTW, I use pressure cooked beets in my tomato soup. The color that they impart is amazing.
July 18th, 2008 at 10:53 am
Anjali, check the post below to use beets and beet greens to prepare a south indian curry.
July 18th, 2008 at 11:47 am
healthy rasam madhu..
July 18th, 2008 at 12:59 pm
Looks healthy … nice one
July 18th, 2008 at 3:07 pm
neat idea Madhu! look at that deep red color!:)
July 18th, 2008 at 5:17 pm
Thats an awesome idea and healthy choice too.
July 18th, 2008 at 5:46 pm
Wow my MIL makes the same way lovely
July 18th, 2008 at 7:08 pm
Thank you for sharing. I like everything with beet.
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July 18th, 2008 at 7:15 pm
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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 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 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 20th, 2008 at 2:46 am
Hi Madhu
Love the rich color and its quick, simple and heathy.. Great recipe..