Kashaya or Kashayam Recipe | A Herbal or Ayurvedic Drink from South India

Learn how to make Kashaya or Kashayam ~ Sweet and spicy herbal drink made using selected aromatic spices based on the ancient Indian health science of Ayurveda

I grew up in a joint family for the first 6 years of my life. When I was born, my first cousin was in his mid twenties while the youngest one was in his late teens. So it was not difficult for a chubby baby girl with jet black hair and cheeks that resembled a generous sized Idli to make every other person in our family to dance just by shaking my little fingers. I was pampered and a spoilt brat who had many people falling on my chubby feet for the first 22 months of my life. And then my exclusive control on everyone’s attention and being centre of everyone’s universe came to sudden halt!

Quick Tomato Rasam

Rasam normally forms the second course in a traditional South Indian menu. There are various ways of preparing it. It is normally mixed with plain cooked rice and eaten with different curries for sidedish. It makes for a very good appetizer or soup also when taken all by itself.

This is one of my favourite recipe as its very simple and quick to prepare. And tastes really good too...

Ingredients:

1 Medium Onion, peeled and thinly sliced

2-3 sliced Tomatoes or 1 tin/can Chopped Tomato,

1 medium sized Raw Mango, peeled and diced into 1/2 inch cubes (optional)

1-2 Green Chillies, sliced

1 inch Ginger, peeled and finely chopped

1/2 cup of Red Lentils

2 tbsp Fresh Coriander Leaves, finely chopped

1/2 tsp of Turmaric Powder

1-2 Tbsp of Rasam Powder (Adjust acc to taste)

1 tsp Jaggary

Salt to taste