Paruppu Thakkali Milagu Rasam | Traditional Comforting Dal Tomato Soup for Cold and Chilly Days

Paruppu Thakkali Milagu Rasam is a warm, peppery South Indian soup made with lentils, tomatoes, garlic, black pepper, cumin, and aromatic spices. Its comforting warmth and soothing flavours make it a popular choice during a cold or chilly day. Easy to prepare and light on the stomach, this rasam can be enjoyed with steamed rice or sipped on its own. It may provide comfort when you’re feeling under the weather, but it isn’t a substitute for medical treatment.                            

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Ingredients for Making Milagu Jeeraga Rasam

Cooked Toor dal - 1/2 cup
Cumin seeds - 1 tbsp
Black Pepper - 1 tbsp

Rasam powder - 1 tbsp.
Tomatoes - 2nos.
A sprig of Curry leaves

A handful of coriander leaves.

A handful of garlic

1/4 inch ginger
Water - 2 cups
Ghee - 1/2 tsp
Asafoetida powder - 1/4 tsp

Salt to taste

To Temper

Mustard seeds - 1/2 tsp

Cumin seeds - 1/2 tsp.

Red chilli- 2
Ghee - 1 tsp.

Method for making Tamil Recipe Milagu Jeeraga Rasam

1. Grind the cumin seeds and black pepper together in a mixer to make a coarse powder.

2. Heat a kadai and add the cooked dal along with the required amount of water.  Add asafoetida, finely chopped tomatoes, and coarsely crushed garlic and ginger. Allow the mixture to boil for 3–5 minutes.

3. Add the curry leaves, salt, rasam powder, and the freshly ground cumin–pepper powder. Mix well and let it simmer for another 3 minutes.

4. For tempering, heat ghee in a small kadai. Add the ingredients listed under “To Temper” and allow them to splutter.

5. Pour the tempering over the rasam and garnish with freshly chopped coriander leaves.

Your Paruppu Thakkali Milagu Rasam is ready to serve.

Note: Adjust the quantity of black pepper and cumin according to your taste and preference.