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    Home » Rasam Recipes » Watermelon Rasam | Darboosani Rasam

    Watermelon Rasam | Darboosani Rasam

    Posted on April 27, 2016 · Last Updated on February 16, 2021 · By Srividhya G · 28 Comments

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    Watermelon Rasam | Darboosani Rasam – A South Indian-style lentil soup with watermelon! A spicy rasam with a tinge of sweetness.

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    For the 23rd day and the 23rd alphabet W, I am sharing the Watermelon (Darboosani) Rasam recipe. We all know about pineapple rasam, and this rasam is pretty much similar to the pineapple rasam, and I am replacing it with watermelon. The critical thing in this rasam is to adjust the quantity of rasam powder based on the watermelon’s sweetness.

    I struggled with the recipe starting with D. I have already posted about dosa, so I wanted to try something different. My friend JV suggested this recipe, and I was contemplating if I should post it under D or W. But I tried  Dindigul Thalappakatti biryani for D, and that went under D, and here is the W post. 

    The history, or rather I should say the history behind the man who created this recipe, was fascinating. This rasam is one of Mountbatten Mani Iyer’s popular recipes, and he is famous for his catering services; and he is based out of Mylapore, Chennai. Our friend JV was showing me one of his cookery shows, and this recipe was very intriguing, and my love towards rasam made to try it right away, and then I realized I got the recipe for W. :-)

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    The original recipe calls for rasam powder and red chili powder to compensate for the watermelon’s sweetness. And the recipe used only cooked toor dal water, not the toor dal itself. But I added more rasam powder, skipped red chili powder, and added toor dal and toor dal water. Traditionally they use katti perungayam or solid hing instead of the powdered one, but I went with powdered one.

    How to make watermelon rasam

    Prep-Work:

    • Wash and pressure cook the toor dal with water and turmeric powder. Once it’s cool down mash it well and set aside.
    • Puree the water melon and extract about 1.5 cups of juice. Strain and filter the juice.

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    • Mix the tamarind paste with 1 cup of water and set aside. If you are using tamarind, soak a small gooseberry sized tamarind in water for half an hour and extract the juice.

    Steps:

    • In heavy bottomed pan or vessel/patram, add the tamarind extract, rasam powder, pepper powder, salt, turmeric powder and hing. Mix well.

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    • Now heat this in medium flame and let it simmer.
    • Once it starts to simmer, add the cilantro and curry leaves and let it simmer again.
    • Now add the filtered water melon juice and let it simmer again.

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    • Then finally add the cooked and mashed toor dal and let it simmer.
    • Once the froth forms, turn of the heat.

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    • In a separate tadka pan, add ghee.
    • Once the ghee is hot, add the cumin seeds and mustard seeds.
    • As they start to splutter, add it to the rasam.

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    That’s it. Yummy watermelon rasam is ready. Serve hot with rice and poriyal.

    Recipe Notes:

    • Instead of mashed toor dal, toor dal water can be used too.
    • Also depending upon the sweetness of watermelon juice, adjust the rasam powder. If required add ½ tsp of chili powder.
    • Adjust the spices and salt according to your taste preference.

    PS:  If you try this watermelon rasam, please don’t forget to comment and rate this recipe. If you have any questions, please leave a comment, and I will get to it ASAP. Make sure to follow me on my Pinterest for more healthy and delicious ideas! Follow me on Instagram or join my Facebook Group for more gardening and recipe updates! You can also sign-up for my newsletter for weekly updates.

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    Watermelon Rasam | Darboosani Rasam

    Watermelon Rasam | Darboosani Rasam - A South Indian-style lentil soup with watermelon! A spicy rasam with a tinge of sweetness.
    Prep Time30 mins
    Cook Time20 mins
    Total Time50 mins
    Course: Main Course, rice accompaniment
    Cuisine: South Indian, TamilNadu
    Servings: 6
    Calories: 51kcal
    Author: Srividhya G

    Ingredients

    • 1.5 tbsp Rasam Powder
    • ½ tsp Pepper Powder
    • ½ tsp Turmeric powder
    • 1.5 cups Water melon juice
    • 2 tsp Salt or to taste or heaped
    • 1 tbsp Tamarind paste
    • 2 cups Water water for cooking the dal.
    • 2 tbsp Cilantro chopped
    • 1 strand Curry leaves
    • ¼ cup Toor dal
    • ½ tsp Hing

    To Temper

    • ½ tsp Mustard seeds
    • 1 tsp Cumin Seeds
    • 2 tsp Ghee or Oil

    Instructions

    Prep-Work

    • Wash and pressure cook the toor dal with water and turmeric powder. Once it’s cool down mash it well and set aside.
    • Puree the water melon and extract about 1.5 cups of juice. Strain and filter the juice.
    • Mix the tamarind paste with 1 cup of water and set aside. If you are using tamarind, soak a small gooseberry sized tamarind in water for half an hour and extract the juice.

    Steps

    • In heavy bottomed pan or vessel/patram, add the tamarind extract, rasam powder, pepper powder, salt, turmeric powder and hing. Mix well.
    • Now heat this in medium flame and let it simmer.
    • Once it starts to simmer, add the cilantro and curry leaves and let it simmer again.
    • Now add the filtered water melon juice and let it simmer again.
    • Then finally add the cooked and mashed toor dal and let it simmer.
    • Once the froth forms, turn of the heat.
    • In a separate tadka pan, add ghee.
    • Once the ghee is hot, add the cumin seeds and mustard seeds.
    • As they start to splutter, add it to the rasam.
    • That’s it. Yummy watermelon rasam is ready. Serve hot with rice and poriyal.

    Notes

    • Instead of mashed toor dal, toor dal water can be used too.
    • Also depending upon the sweetness of watermelon juice, adjust the rasam powder. If required add ½ tsp of chilly powder.
    • Adjust the spices and salt according to your taste preference.

    Nutrition

    Calories: 51kcal | Carbohydrates: 8g | Protein: 1g | Fat: 2g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 4mg | Sodium: 814mg | Potassium: 143mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 4g | Vitamin A: 906IU | Vitamin C: 10mg | Calcium: 22mg | Iron: 1mg

    I am not a nutritionist. The nutritional information is provided as a courtesy and is an estimate only. It varies depending upon the product types or brands.

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    Comments

    1. Smruti | Herbivore Cucina says

      May 14, 2016 at 10:39 pm

      Nice way to use watermelon in rasam. Loved your recipe.

      Reply
      • Srividhya G says

        May 16, 2016 at 7:58 am

        Thanks Smruti.

        Reply
    2. sapana behl says

      May 03, 2016 at 5:44 pm

      Wow very nice idea of making rasam with water melon.

      Reply
      • Srividhya G says

        May 04, 2016 at 9:51 am

        Thanks Sapana

        Reply
    3. Pavani says

      May 03, 2016 at 1:29 pm

      Very interesting and innovative rasam with watermelon. Love the color of the rasam.

      Reply
      • Srividhya G says

        May 04, 2016 at 9:52 am

        Me too. Thanks :-)

        Reply
    4. Amara says

      May 01, 2016 at 6:33 am

      This rasam is new to me, very creative Vidhya. Looks very flavorful.

      Reply
      • Srividhya G says

        May 01, 2016 at 4:21 pm

        Thanks a lot Amara. :-)

        Reply
    5. Gayathri Kumar says

      April 28, 2016 at 6:30 am

      This is an awesome innovative rasam. Looks so yum..

      Reply
      • Srividhya G says

        April 28, 2016 at 8:19 am

        Thanks a lot Gayathri.

        Reply
    6. Srivalli says

      April 27, 2016 at 10:00 pm

      Watermelon Rasam surely is a new one..sounds very adventurous…:)

      Reply
      • Srividhya G says

        April 28, 2016 at 8:20 am

        :-) Thanks a lot Valli.

        Reply
    7. Weekends in Maine says

      April 27, 2016 at 8:12 pm

      I am not familiar with rasam but it looks like an interesting and tasty dish.

      Reply
      • Srividhya G says

        April 27, 2016 at 8:27 pm

        Welcome to my space. Rasam is like mild soup :-) Thanks a lot.

        Reply
    8. usha says

      April 27, 2016 at 4:50 pm

      Interesting rasam!! Watermelon rasam is totally new to me. Looks spicy and flavorful!!

      Reply
      • Srividhya G says

        April 27, 2016 at 7:34 pm

        Thanks Usha.. Similar to pine apple rasam only. Please do try when you get a chance.

        Reply
    9. lathiya shanmugasundaram says

      April 27, 2016 at 3:52 pm

      Hi Vidya…This watermelon recipe is new to me…Have made pine apple rasam…but this one have to give a try.

      Reply
      • Srividhya G says

        April 27, 2016 at 6:54 pm

        Hi.. how r u? Its pretty much similar to that.. Please do try pa.

        Reply
    10. Suma Gandlur says

      April 27, 2016 at 3:11 pm

      Now you got my complete attention! I don’t think I have ever used the words watermelon and rasam in a single sentence. :))
      That is one novel rasam.

      Reply
      • Srividhya G says

        April 27, 2016 at 6:53 pm

        ha ha thanks Suma. Thanks to my friend for introducing this recipe.

        Reply
    11. abetterjulie says

      April 27, 2016 at 12:12 pm

      Your blog is beautiful! I’ll have to spend some time looking through your vast recipe list. @abetterjulie from www.persephoneknits.blogspot.com

      Reply
      • Srividhya G says

        April 27, 2016 at 6:31 pm

        Thanks a lot and welcome to my space.

        Reply
    12. Priya Suresh says

      April 27, 2016 at 11:41 am

      Waiting for watermelon now, this rasam looks super comforting and flavourful.

      Reply
      • Srividhya G says

        April 27, 2016 at 6:29 pm

        Thanks Priya..

        Reply
    13. Bharani says

      April 27, 2016 at 9:37 am

      Yummy ….. sweet and spicy

      Reply
      • Srividhya G says

        April 27, 2016 at 6:27 pm

        Thanks a lot Bharani.

        Reply
    14. Veg Indian Cooking says

      April 27, 2016 at 9:09 am

      Wow! Very creative and awesome share.Thanks Vidya for a delicious Watermelon Rasam recipe..

      Reply
      • Srividhya G says

        April 27, 2016 at 6:27 pm

        Thanks a lot Deepa. :-)

        Reply

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