“In the childhood memories
of every cook, there's a large kitchen, a warm stove, a simmering pot and a
mom." -Barbara Costikyan
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So,
for those of you who are using store bought rasam powder, here is the age old family recipe for the homemade version of the same.
I was lucky enough to have my grandmother in the picture as
well. What amaze me more than the food are the bonds and memories it is tied to. The very thought of few
dishes would instantly take me back to the good old days. Rasam is one such
dish and I can still remember the sleepovers my sister and I had
at my grand mother's place. She prepares this amazing, mouth watery rasam and what makes it
more delicious is the love with which she fed us. A day at the granny’s was
never complete without having this along with rice. Ah, how much I miss her now.
Before I could get lost in nostalgia, let me get back to the
post – Rasam powder - the key ingredient that determines the taste of your rasam. If you have this handy, you can
prepare the rasam in less than 10 minutes and what is even better is you can
store this for months together in an air tight container. Every south Indian
family would boast of a recipe for rasam powder that would date back to ‘God knows
how many years’! And so is mine. Though, I can never come even close to the
rasam my paati (grandmother) makes, the very thought of me following her recipe
gives me joy and brings back fond memories of her in my daily life.
