– for winter wellness

July 10,2026

Live 💛 love 🍀Serve 💫

To my dear readers

Manawatia a Matariki – Happy Matariki 🌞

Hope you enjoyed all of today 🙏

I felt compelled to write on rasam – a culinary delight – reason being this is a dish that hails from the south of India and it is rich in the way it nourishes one’s mind and body and therefore adds dollops of goodness to everyday wellness 💫

Rasam adds a neat touch to bring warmth and ease the winter chills .

Rasam has anti inflammatory goodness in it – with turmeric and garlic and pepper 🌶️

Rasam also can be the basis of a good conversation – when you extend your hospitality to friends and family 🌞

So Rasam is like a broth – a light broth – you can also have it like an appetizer -😊

Steps for the rasam

Warm a bit of butter or ghee and add half a teaspoon of cumin seeds and mustard seeds – to saute …..

Add 3 crushed tomatoes

Add a pod of garlic ( you may chop these or add it’s whole garlic or add the paste )

Add a teaspoon of turmeric

Add half teaspoon of cumin powder

Half teaspoon of coriander powder

Half a teaspoon of chilli powder and

Good amount of pepper ( as how you may adapt to the spice aspect )🤔

Add coriander leaves and a 2 tablespoon of lemon juice ( fresh or bought )

Add a pinch of asafoetida ( hing in Hindi – can be found in your Indian and Asian stores

Add a teeny weeny bit of sugar

Allow all of the aforesaid to come to a boil for 5 – 7 min – and voila – rasam ready in minutes 🤗

The rasam can be had in its own or it tastes amazing with rice and fried potatoes or grilled fish on the side

I have added a link below – this is a more transitional rasam recipe from one of the best chefs of Southern India

I do hope you do try the rasam – I had lots of it in the past fortnight – and felt the need to share the wonders of the rasam with you all

For this week I am grateful to have time with near and dear and got to finish two neat books ….

Emma Grede’s – Start with yourself

Virginia Evan’s The correspondent

Go well

Keep warm

Arohanui