Nattu Kozhi Rasam / Country Chicken Rasam

Nattu Kozhi Rasam is a healthy and tasty, which i tasted first time in my sister's wedding treat party at Apple tree hotel in tirunelveli.. Brother in law ordered this nattu kozhi rasam for him but we share the soup in two bowls.. It tasted yummy, spicy, delicious and mouth watering one.. I never tasted this type of rasam in my life...

So I plan to make this recipe at home, I went through so many recipes and atlast i found this delicious rasam recipe and tried it out, it comes out very well and hit in my family... This recipe is chettinadu specialty is spicy and traditional rasam with chicken... It is an ideal indian soup, spicy yet not harm one's tummy... I prepared this rasam according to my taste... 

So I hope that you must this healthy rasam and let me know how it's turns out from you...

Preparation Time : 10 mins

Cooking time : 20 mins

Serve - 2 large bowls

Recipe source - Secret Indian Recipe...

Recipe cuisine - South Indian..

INGREDIENTS :

Nattu kozhi / Country chicken - 100 grams (with bone)

Shallots / Small onion - 10 nos

Toamto - 1 (sliced)

Chilli powder - 1 tspn

Coriander powder - 1 tspn

Turmeric powder - 1/2 tspn

Garam masala powder - 1/2 tspn

Salt - as needed

Coriander leaves - few (chopped)

Water - 3 cups

TO GRIND : 

1. Whole black pepper - 1 tspn
2. Cumin seeds - 1/2 tspn
3. Fennel seeds / Sombu - 1/4 tspn

1. Garlic - 7 to 8 nos (cloves)

METHOD :

• In blender add pepper, cumin seeds, fennel seeds and make it a coarse powder..keep aside.
• Cut the chicken into small pieces and wash well.
• In a pressure cooker add shallots, tomatoes, spices powder, turmeric powder, salt and grinded masala mixture..
• Add in chicken pieces and 3 cups of water..
• Cover it with lid and whistle it for 3..
• Inbetween pulse the garlic into coarse paste..
• When the pressure settles in add garlic and chopped fresh coriander leaves..
• Have it with rice or soup as well.
• Enjoy..

PICTORIAL :

Take all your ingredients

Add grinding items into the blender

Pulse it lightly

In a pressure cooker add in shallots and tomatoes

Add in spices powder

Add in powdered spices

Add in chicken pieces

Add in salt

Add in 3 cups of water

Cover and whistle it for 3 

Add some garlic and pulse it

Now open the cooker

Add in crushed garlic

Mix well

Add in chopped coriander leaves

Transfer them into a soup bowl

Yummy...

Enjoy..

Spicy Andhra Rasam / Spicy Andhra tomato Rasam

This Andhra style rasam is like the big daddy of all rasams you had ever tasted spicy to it's core and loaded with flavour of garlic, tamarind, roasted fresh coconut various other spices.. As its all siblings this spicy andhra rasam is best enjoyed with a steamed rice, papad, poriyal, a delicious chutney...

Tried it during a winter and see how your body heatup from inside.. The spicy south indian fare is also know as Poondu rasam in Tamilnadu.. Normally you don't add coconut in rasam, but this is a different style of rasam and it's it so yummy..

My hubby started to drinking this like a soup.. so you must try this rasam and let me know how it's turns out from you....

Preparation Time : 10 mins

Cooking Time : 15 mins

Serve - 4 

Recipe cuisine : Andhra cuisine

Recipe category - Lunch Ideas..

INGREDIENTS :

Tomato - 2 (chopped)

Boiled toor dal - 1 cup

Tamarind dal - 1 cup

Salt - as needed

Coriander leaves - few (chopped)

Garlic cloves - 6 nos (crushed)

TO ROAST AND GRIND :

Dry red chilli - 6 nos

Coriander seeds - 1 tbspn

Pepper - 1/2 tspn

Cumin seeds - 1/2 tspn

Bengal gram / Kadalai paruppu - 1 tspn

Fresh coconut - 1/4 cup (grated)

oil - 1 tspn

TO TEMPER :

Coconut oil - 1 tspn

Mustard seeds - 1/2 tspn

Cumin seeds - 1/2 tspn

Curry leaves - few

METHOD :

• First roast the given ingredients with a spoon of oil in a pan, and make it a smooth paste..
• Then again heta a pan with oil and add in chopped tomatoes..
• Allow the tomato to little mushy and then add in turmeric powder..
• Now add in masala puree and little water..
• Cook it for a min and add in cooked dal, mix well
• Then add in tamarind water, salt, and allow to boil for 5 mins..
• When it almost done switch off the flame and add in coriander leaves and crushed garlic and mix well. Keep aside.
• Now heat small pan with tempered items and pour this to the prepared rasam..
• Give it a mix and then leave the rasam in the pan itself for 15 mins..
• After 15 mins transfer them into a serving bowl.
• Enjoy with steamed white rice and spicy sidedish ..

PICTORIAL :

Take all roated ingredients 

Take all your ingredients

Heat a pan with oil

Add fresh coconut

Other ingredients

Roast till light brown

Allow to cool completely

Transfer them to a plate

Make it into a paste

Heat a pan with oil

Add chopped onion

When it became mushy, add turmeric powder

Add in masala paste

Add little water

Mix well

Now add in boiled dal

Good amount of tamarid water

Add some salt

Allow to boil for 5 mins

Now it's alomst done

Swich off the flame, and add in conander leaves

Now add in crushed garlic

Now give it a mix

Heat a pan with coconut oil

Add in mustard seeds

Add in cumin seeds and curry leaves

When it's done pour to the rasam

Give a mix

Keep it for 15 mins in the pan

Pour it to a serving bowl

Yummy andhra rasam is done

Enjoy..