Rasam is a very popular recipe in South India. There are variety of Rasam recipes used at different part of India. This recipe attempts to make one basic Rasam. Rasam is basically a thin soup flavored with Indian spices and tamarind. Adding homemade rasam powder gives a fresh aroma and taste. You can add store bought rasam powder as well which is easily available in Indian stores.
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Medu Vada
Medu Vada is a favorite south Indian snack. It is a common breakfast dish and goes in combination with Idli. Vada is also served as an appetizer along with coconut chutney. The procedure is very simple, but grinding the daal is the most important part because it should be nicely grinded with very little water, while the batter of the vada should be light and fluffy so the vada comes out very nice. Vada’s are generally very tempting that once you start eating, you can’t stop 🙂
Coconut Chutney
Coconut chutney is one of the complimentary side dish for most of the south Indian dishes like Dosa, Idlis, Utappa and many others. This chutney prepared with fresh coconut and tampered with spices. The tempering gives an exotic taste to the chutney. It’s very easy to make and tastes great.
Chaat Masala Powder
Now a days you can find most of the spices in store however homemade spices are gives a fresh and nice aroma. Preparing chaat masala powder at home is easy and it brings a amazing freshness to your dishes. Chaat masala is used for garnishing snacks items like chaats, pakoras, dahi vadas, fruit salad, cucumber salad, and many other dishes. This dry roasted blend spices brings a unique & tangy taste to your dishes.
Pav Bhaji
Pav Bhaji is a famous street food in Mumbai, India however its available most part of India. Pav bhaji is all time my kids favorite and they love to take it for their lunch boxes. Bhaji is made with vegetables and some specific spices. You can add or adjust the vegetable ingredients as per your taste. This is one of the awesome snacks/fast food recipe and very easy to make. This dish is perfect for your parties or gathering. You can also make sandwiches from pav and bhaji for kids.