Prakash K. Sivanathan, Niranjala M. Ellawala

Rasam Podi

Name: Rasam Podi
Yield: Makes 300 g
Cuisine: Sri Lankan
Ingredients: Rasam powder spice blend; 3 dried red chillies; 1 tbsp black peppercorns; 4 fresh curry leaves (optional); 1 tsp cumin seeds; 1 tbsp toor dal (split pigeon peas, optional); 1 tbsp toor dal (split pigeon peas, optional); 2 tbsp chana dal (split chick peas); 2 tbsp chana dal (split chick peas); 200 g (7 oz/3 cups) coriander seeds

Preparation info

Makes
300 g

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

Sri Lanka

By Prakash K. Sivanathan and Niranjala M. Ellawala

Published 2017

About

Ingredients

200 g (7 oz/3 cups) coriander seeds
2

Asia
Sri Lanka
Spice Mix
Spicy
Gluten-free
Vegan

Method

In a small dry frying pan (skillet) set over a low heat, dry-roast the coriander seeds until they turn golden. Tip into a dry bowl. Then, dry-roast the chana dal and toor dal (if using) until they turn golden, taking care not to burn them. Add them to the bowl.

Next, dry-roast the cumin seeds and curry leaves (if using) together and add to the bowl. Then, dry-roast the peppercorns separ