Definitions for "Rasam"
Keywords:  tamarind, soup, tomato, lentils, spices
A spicy thin soup made of lentils and tomatoes. Hot and sharp; served sometimes as an appetiser. A speciality of South India.
A spicy and sour thin soup made typically with tomatoes and/or tamarind (the sour contents of brown pods also used to make the brown chutney that comes with samosas) and ground coriander, black pepper and red chilies as the most dominant spices. Similar in spirit to the Thai tom yum soups. South Indian.
Thin soup made out of tamarind and spices.