Veppam Poo (Neem Flower) Rasam

This simple and easy to make Rasam is made with Neem Flower (Veppam Poo). This dish is also specially made during Tamil New Year. Also check out this Veppam Poo Pachadi.

Veppam Poo (Neem Flower) Rasam

Recipe by S Kamala
Course: Rasam/CharuCuisine: Indian, TamilDifficulty: Easy
Servings

4

servings
Prep time

5

minutes
Cooking time

20

minutes

This simple and easy to make Rasam is made with Neem Flower (Veppam Poo). This dish is also specially made during Tamil New Year.

Ingredients

  • Tamarind – Big gooseberry size

  • Thuvar dhal – ½ cup

  • Pepper – 1 teaspoon

  • Jeera – 1 teaspoon

  • Red Chillies – 2

  • Coriander seeds – 1 teaspoon

  • Tomato – 1 (fully ripe)

  • Coriander leaves – few

  • Asafoetida powder – a pinch

  • Turmeric powder – a pinch

  • Oil – 1 teaspoon

  • Mustard – ½ teaspoon

  • Salt – 1 teaspoon or as per taste

  • Neem Flower (Veppam Poo) – 1 teaspoon

  • Ghee – 1 teaspoon

Directions

  • Fry Veppam poo in a teaspoon of ghee and keep aside.
  • Soak tamarind and salt in water and squeeze out the juice completely by adding enough water.
  • Cook Thuvar dhal till soft and mash it well.
  • Grind pepper, jeera, red chillies and coriander seeds coarsely.
  • In a skillet add the mashed dhal, tamarind water, pepper jeera powder, turmeric powder. Mix well and add water to make it thin.
  • Chop the tomatoes and add to it. Bring to boil.
  • When it starts boiling add fried Veppam poo, coriander leaves and remove from flame.
  • Add half cup cold water so that it will not overcook.
  • Season it with mustard, asafoetida powder.

2 Comments

  1. shankar Narayanan

    I liked you variant of veppam poo rasam. I normally use white whole pepper ( a little hotter ). A suggestion, if you could state the final quantity it would be good ( like yields 1 liter or 2 liter )
    Hari Om.

    • Hi Shankar Narayanan,

      Thank you for your suggestion. Actually I give serving size for most of the recipes which you will find on top right corner of my posts.

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