Bonda Soup / Bonda Rasam

Bonda Soup

Bonda (click here for the recipe) – 8 nos

Ingredients for making soup

Water – 2 cups

Red chilly broken – 2 nos

Garlic cloves crushed – 2 nos

Tomato crushed – 1 no

Tamarind paste – 1 tsp

Curry leaves – few

Rasam podi /Rasam Powder( click here for the recipe) – 2 tsp

Salt to taste

Asafetida / Hing – ¼ tsp

Turmeric – ¼ tsp

Mustard seeds – ¼ tsp

To garnish Bonda Soup

Minced onion - 1/2 no

Minced coriander leaves – few tbsp

Bonda Rasam

Method

11. Make bondas as per my bonda recipe and set aside.

22. To make the soup / rasam. Add 1 cup water, red chilli, crushed garlic cloves, curry leaves, crushed tomato, tamarind paste and salt to a bowl. Stir well and bring the mixture to boil.

33. Let the rasam boil for 3 mins on medium heat, then add rasam powder and rest of 1 cup water to the rasam, mix well and remove from heat.

  4. Heat 1 tsp oil in a small tadka pan, when oil is hot add mustard seeds, hing and turmeric powder. Add this tempering to the rasam and stir well.

  5.While serving bonda soup. Place 2 to 3 bondas in a bowl, add enough rasam and top it with minced onion and coriander leaves. Serve hot.