Cranberry Rasam

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Servings: 4

Prep Time: 5 mins

Cook Time: 30 mins

Cranberry Rasam

This rasam is tangy, slightly peppery and perfect for your South Indian inspired Thanksgiving spread!


✦ Ingredients

  • ✦ 1 cup fresh or de-frosted Cranberries
  • ✦ 1 tbsp Tangy Rasam PODI 
  • ✦ 1 tbsp ghee
  • ✦ 3 garlic pods
  • ✦ 3 cups of water (can be substituted with vegetable stock, bone broth, bean-cooked water) 

✦ Instructions

  1. Blend cranberries in a blender with no water (vary amount based on how tangy you want your rasam).
  2. Add 1 cup of water as you blend to bring cranberries to a paste.
  3. Bring 2 cups of water (any bone broth or vegetable stock can also be used!) to boil along with 1 tbsp of Tangy Rasam PODI
  4. Add blended cranberries to the spicy broth and bring to boil. Turn it off after it comes to a rolling boil.
  5. Crush garlic cloves in a mortar and pestle.
  6. Roast crushed garlic in 1 tbsp. of ghee. Garlic needs to turn a beautiful golden color. 
  7. Add roasted garlic infused ghee to the cranberry rasam! Voila! Bon appetit!
  8. Serving suggestions: Eat with cooked grains along with plainly cooked dal and cranberry rasam.  Eat with pan-seared fish, mashed sweet potato in a soup of cranberry rasam. Eat with shredded chicken, with rice and cranberry rasam. 

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