Wednesday, September 2, 2009

Vepampoo Rasam (Neem flower rasam)


Vepampoo rasam is my Grandma's favourite recipe. I make it quite often since it is a favourite in our family. It is also healthy and good for the stomach. You can also fry neem flowers in a little ghee with a pinch of salt and mix it with plain rice and have it since it is very tasty and delicious hope you try this recipe and like it.

You can conveniently get this vepampoo in any south indian grocery shop. They sell it in packets, or if you are lucky and any one close to you either a relative or friend who live in villas and happened to have a neem tree in their garden, they can provide you with these dried flowers which just fall down and they are collected by the owner and cleaned and put into use.

In India most people who live in bungalows have neem trees.I shall take you on a journey to prepare the vepampoo rasam.

Ingredients:
1 lemon sized tamarind (soaked in water)
Dried Neem flowers -1 Tblsp
Red chillies -3
Turmeric powder (haldi powder) 1 tsp
Rasam powder -1 1/2 tsp
Asafoetida (hing) a pinch
Curry leaves - few
Salt - as required
Ghee for seasoning -2 tsps

For Seasononing:
Mustard seeds 1 tsp
Red chillies -3
Dried neem flowers - 1 Tblsp
Ghee - 2 tsps

Method:
1. Take a vessel with tamarind water and place it on the gas.
2. Put salt,turmeric powder,asafoetida (hing), rasam powder,curry leaves and allow it to boil.
3.When the thick liquid rasam boils and reduces add some more water and allow it to boil.
4.Meanwhile clean the dry neem flowers so that there are no stones in it.
5. After the rasam has boiled remove it from the gas.
6. Now take a kadai and season with ghee, the vepampoo, mustard seeds,red chillies.
Now the rasam is ready to be served with plain rice and papadam or any vegetable curry of your choice which you make.

12 comments:

  1. I just love this...wat a healthy dish..

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  2. I had this rasam long back in India...this is very good too..thanks for sharing this recipe :)

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  3. This is so good - a staple in our house. Looks good.

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  4. this is a new variety of rasam.....sounds yumm....

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  5. You've been tagged..:)..hope you noticed it when you visited, now :)
    ..Have never tried veppampoo rasam..Rasam just cant be more healthy than this :)!!

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  6. This is so new to me...never had..looks gr8

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  7. looks yummy ..
    i loved ur title of the blog , if u get a chance do visit my blog dear !!

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  8. Hi u too have got a very selective collection of recipe.This is very different type of rasam.my hubby only like tomato rasam but will try this soon..

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