A cup of rasam, dark coloured, with curry leaves floating on top.
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HORSE GRAM RASAM
I often mention horse gram as it is one of my favourite lentils. I love it for the deepness of the broth it produces when cooked, and you can see this in the pic.
Horse Gram (aka Kulthi Bean) really should be the next superfood. It is rich in nutrients and its many positive effects on the body. They say that it clears the throat and the sinuses which is why it is very comforting if you have a cold or cough. It is also so flavoursome that just adding pepper and salt to the water that horse gram is cooked in, and drinking it every day will provide nutritional benefits and might even help to to shed weight. So they say.
It is easily purchased in Indian shops.
The beauty of rasam is that it can be as simple as water simmered with tamarind and spices, or as heady as lentil based tomato rasam with lots of spices and a small amount of vegetables.
This Rasam uses both the horse gram lentils and the cooking water, but you can just use the cooking water and use the drained lentils to make a sundal.
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