One Pot Rasam Rice is a warm, comforting meal packed with tangy tamarind, tomatoes, and fragrant spices. Rice and dal cook together for an easy dish with a soft, satisfying texture. It is perfect for busy days or whenever you crave simple, homestyle food.
One Pot Rasam Rice is a comforting, tangy South Indian meal made by pressure-cooking soaked rice and dal with tamarind, tomatoes, and a coarsely crushed blend of pepper, cumin, coriander, chilli, and garlic. Finished with curry leaves and fresh coriander, it has a warm, spicy aroma and a soft, semi-solid texture—perfect served hot with a drizzle of ghee.
One Pot Rasam Rice Recipe
One Pot Rasam Rice
Comforting one-pot rasam rice with tamarind, tomato, freshly crushed spices, and a mustard tempering.
4
servings30
minutes20
minutesIngredients
Raw Rice – 1 cup
Thuvar Dal – 1 tablespoon
Tamarind – a small gooseberry size
Tomato – 1
Black pepper – 1 teaspoon
Seeragam (cumin) – 1 teaspoon
Coriander seeds – 2 teaspoons
Red chilli – 1
Garlic pearls – 2 to 3
Sambar or rasam powder – 1/2 teaspoon
Turmeric powder- 1/4 teaspoon
Asafoetida powder – 2 pinches
Oil or ghee – 2 teaspoons
Mustard – 1/2 teaspoon
Coriander leaves – few
Curry leaves – few
Salt – 1 teaspoon or as per taste
Directions
- Wash rice and dal in water and soak it for 30 to 40 minutes.
- Soak tamarind in water and squeeze out the juice and add enough water to make one cup tamarind water.
- In a mortar put the coriander seeds, red chilli, black pepper, cumin and crush it coarsely. Before removing add garlic flakes, pound it and remove OR put all the ingredients in a mixie jar and grind it coarsely.
- Cut the tomato into small pieces.
- In a pressure cooker add the oil or ghee and heat it. When it is hot add mustard. When it starts crackling add chopped tomato, curry leaves and fry till tomato is mashed well.
- Add coarsely ground pepper, cumin, coriander seeds paste along with sambar or rasam powder, turmeric powder and asafoetida powder. Mix well and add tamarind water and allow to boil.
- When it starts boiling add 5 cups of water and add salt. Again bring it to boil.
- Add soaked rice and dal. Mix it well and add a handful of coriander leaves.
- Close with the lid and pressure cook for 5 to 6 whistles.
- Once the pressure is reduced, open the cooker and mix it well and sprinkle few chopped coriander Leaves.
- If the rice is too thick, then add little boiling water and make it semi solid consistency.