Obbattu Saaru / Rasam

Name: Obbattu Saaru / Rasam
Total time: 1800 s
Yield: 5-6 persons
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients: 2 cups toor dal water extract (from step 3 in the recipe Obbattu); 2 medium-size onion; 6-8 garlic cloves; 2 sprig curry leaves; 1 tsp jeera; 3 dry Kashmiri chili; 5 dry red chili; as required Few stalk coriander leaves; 1 tbsp Obbattu stuffing; as required Lemon-size tamarind; to taste Salt; 2 tbsp oil; 1/2 tsp mustard; 1 sprig curry leaves

Monica Rangaswamy @monicacookbook

Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

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Karnataka style Obbattu Saaru is sweet and spicy dal rasam that can be relished with hot steamed rice topped with ghee and Obbattu for lunch or dinner.

Obbattu Saaru is made from dal water, Obbattu stuffing, tamarind extract and grounded paste of onion, garlic, curry leaves, jeera and red chili. Dal water extracted after cooking toor dal is used to make this rasam. Obbattu stuffing is ground paste of dal and jaggery adds flavor to the rasam. Onion, garlic, curry leaves, jeera and red chili are fried and grounded to paste and added to rasam which gives fresh flavors to the rasam. Tamarind extract makes the rasam tangy.

Obbattu and Obbattu Saaru is usually prepared for festivals or on occasions for lunch along with other delicacies. Serve Obbattu Saaru/rasam with hot steam rice and ghee for a comforting meal.

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Karnataka style Obbattu Saaru is sweet and spicy dal rasam that can be relished with hot steamed rice topped with ghee and Obbattu for lunch or dinner.

Obbattu and Obbattu Saaru is usually prepared for festivals or on occasions for lunch along with other delicacies. Serve Obbattu Saaru/rasam with hot steam rice and ghee for a comforting meal.

Monica Rangaswamy @monicacookbook

Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

#cc2022 #week2 #thc #thcweek4

Karnataka style Obbattu Saaru is sweet and spicy dal rasam that can be relished with hot steamed rice topped with ghee and Obbattu for lunch or dinner.

Obbattu and Obbattu Saaru is usually prepared for festivals or on occasions for lunch along with other delicacies. Serve Obbattu Saaru/rasam with hot steam rice and ghee for a comforting meal.

#cc2022 #week2 #thc #thcweek4

Karnataka style Obbattu Saaru is sweet and spicy dal rasam that can be relished with hot steamed rice topped with ghee and Obbattu for lunch or dinner.

Obbattu and Obbattu Saaru is usually prepared for festivals or on occasions for lunch along with other delicacies. Serve Obbattu Saaru/rasam with hot steam rice and ghee for a comforting meal.

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Ingredients

30 minutes

5-6 persons

2 cupstoor dal water extract (from step 3 in the recipe Obbattu)
Obbattu / Puran Poli
2medium-size onion
6-8garlic cloves
2 sprigcurry leaves
1 tspjeera
3dry Kashmiri chili
5dry red chili
as required Few stalk coriander leaves
1 tbspObbattu stuffing
Obbattu / Puran Poli
as requiredLemon-size tamarind
to tasteSalt
2 tbspoil
1/2 tspmustard
1 sprigcurry leaves

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Steps

30 minutes

1

Reserve the dal water extracted after cooking toor dal for Obbattu stuffing. Soak tamarind in hot water for some time and extract the tamarind juice and strain it.

Obbattu / Puran Poli
2

In a kadai heat a drop oil and fry the red chilies and transfer to a plate. In the same heat 1 tbsp oil and fry sliced onion and garlic cloves and sauté for a minute. Add in curry leaves, jeera and sauté until onions are translucent. Let it cool completely.
3

In a mixer jar, take red chili and fried onion mix. Add enough water and grind to a fine paste along with coriander leaves.
4

Transfer the prepared paste to a pot along with dal water. Add in tamarind extract, Obbattu stuffing and salt. Add enough water for rasam consistency. Prepare seasoning with oil, mustard, curry leaves and add it to the rasam and let it come to a boil. Add in some grated fresh coconut. Once it boils, switch off the flame.
5

Obbattu saaru/rasam is ready to be served with steamed rice and dollop of ghee along with hot Obbattu smeared with ghee.