Didir/Quick Goddu Saaru

Didir/Quick Goddu Saaru

Ingredients:

• 1 1/2 tsp of rasam powder(sarina pudi, malagapudi) or 2 slit green chilies
• 1/2 tsp of tamarind paste or  marble sized natural tamarind
• 1 tsp of salt
• 1 tbs of powdered jaggery

Garnishing ingredients:

• 1 tsp of mustard seeds
• 1 tbs of oil or ghee
• pinch of turmeric (optional)
• pinch of hingh (optional)
• few curry leaves
• chopped cilantro(optional)

Method:

Add tamarind to 2 cups of water and bring it to a boil in a small vessel. Instead of tamarind paste, you can soak natural tamarind (small marble sized) in 1/2 a cup of water for a few minutes. Squeeze the tamarind juice out and use it in the preparation. Throw the squeezed rind out.

Add salt, rasam powder or the chillies and jaggery to the vessel and boil to make sure the jaggery is all melted. Turn off the heat.

Garnish:

To garnish, heat the ghee in a small spatula(or a pan), splatter mustard seeds, add hingh and turmeric. Pour the contents to the pot. Add curry leaves and or the chopped cilantro for flavouring.

Cooking Tips:

Adjust the amount of salt, tamarind and rasam powder/chillies as per your taste.

Serving tips:

Serve hot rasam with rice or serve as soup.