Kollu Rasam | Horsegram Rasam Recipe

March 6, 2025 | By
Kollu rasam
I learnt this Kollu rasam recipe from my neighbour. I wanted to try horse gram recipes for long time. When I told this to my neighbour, she suggested me kollu idly & rasam. I tried both and we loved it. I’ll soon post kollu idli. I always thank “Horse gram “ because it helped me a lot in reducing weight. For delayed pregnancy , this would help for sure. Do refer the end of post “Note” for how to prepare kollu thanni (Horse gram soup). Coming to this recipe.
INGREDIENTS
 1 cup – 200ml
  • Horse gram – 1/4 cup
  • Tamarind – Medium gooseberry size
  • Turmeric powder – 1/8 tsp
  • Jaggery – A pinch
  • Curry leaves  – few
  • Salt & water – as needed

To roast & grind

  • Cooking oil – 1 tsp
  • Dhania / coriander seeds – 3/4 tsp
  • Black pepper – 1 tsp
  • Jeera / cumin – 1 tsp
  • Red chillies –  2 nos
  • Methi seeds – 1/4 tsp

To temper

  • Ghee – 2 tsp
  • Mustard seeds – 1/2 tsp
  • Jeera – 1/2 tsp
  • Crushed garlic cloves – 5 nos

METHOD
  • Soak tamarind in warm water for 10 mins & take the extract.
  • In a cooker base , add a tsp of oil and roast the horse gram till you get nice aroma.
  • Add the required water & pressure cook for 2-3 whistles.
  • In the meanwhile , roast all the ingredients given under “to roast & grind”. Grind to make a powder & set aside.
  • Now remove the pressure cooker lid and  reserve 2 tsbp of horse gram.Take the remaining horse gram  & grind it to a smooth paste adding the cooked water..
  • Mix the horse gram paste & tamarind extract along with salt , turmeric powder & a pinch of jaggery.
  • In a kadai, take the tamarind extract mixture, reserved kollu  with required water.
  • Allow it to boil adding raw curry leaves.. After it boils for sometime, add the roasted & ground rasam powder.
  • Mix well and boil for few minutes. Switch off the flame & remove.
  • Now temper the above said ingredients and add to the rasam.  This is the most important step. Use ghee for tempering & crush the garlic slightly before adding..
  • Close it with a lid to retain the flavour.
  • Mix with plain rice adding little ghee & Enjoy !!
NOTE
  • For variations, you can grind all the cooked horse gram instead of reserving a tbsp.
  • U can also grind all the ingredients & make rasam powder without roasting it. I have tried both the ways. It tastes good.
  • We dont add tomato & coriander leaves as we wanted horse gram smell to be dominant. If you want to add tomato , saute tomato pieces in the beginning and add the tamarind extract.
  • To make “KOLLU THANNI” , soak  a handful of horse gram overnight and pressure cook the next morning adding a cup of water. Strain the water , add little salt or sugar as per your taste & drink in empty stomach during periods for 5 days.  It helps to remove the fat deposited from the Ovarian tubes and helps to concieve. I have tried this personally. It works ! The cooked horse gram can be used in poriyal, kootu & sambar along with toor dal..
  • Tempering with ghee & adding slightly crushed garlic is the high light of this recipe. Please don’t skip this step..
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