Spicy South Indian Tamarind Vegetable Soup (Tarkari Rasam)

On a cold winter night — of which we've had plenty here for the past too long — there's almost nothing as comforting and warming as a hot bowl of spicy vegetable soup. And when it's as cold as it's been here lately, I say that the spicier, the better. South Indian soups known as rasams are especially delightful for taking the chill out of the bones at this time of year. A blend of hot and aromatic toasted seeds and spices bring a peppery heat and layers of seasoning to the soup, but the most distinctive and appealing feature of rasams is the generous use of tamarind as a base. The sweet and sour taste of the tamarind underlies and enhances all of the spices, lentils and vegetables in the soup, giving the rasam a complexity of...

This is a summary only. Visit foodandspice.blogspot.com for full recipes and photos!

Posted in: International Recipes