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Message: <blockquote data-quote="mysorian" data-source="post: 2636160" data-attributes="member: 577976">For realistic carbohydrate calculations, one needs to know what they are.South India is famous for its lentil-based super delicious vegetable preparations. This is consumed two times a day in most homes. The carbohydrate and calorie values for these are non-existent or absent. Even those that exist on food sites are not so good. The reason is that Sambar or Rasam are not even properly defined. Also, some of them are from North Indian recipes that are different from the South Indian.Let me say what Rasam and Sambhar are as consumed in South India:Rasam: A watery soup akin to what the Britishers called Mulligatawny soup. Please note that Rasam and Mulligatwany soup are not the same. Rasam has the following ingredients in South India (majority of them): Pigeon split peas (dry), tamarind juice, garnishing consisting of Rasam Powder, Curry leaves, salt, and sometimes some cut onions (where it is allowed by the sect). After it is prepared there is a second stage of touch-up garnishing consisting of black mustard seeds (sputtered in oil), broken pieces of dry red chilies, and Hing (asafetida).Rasam can be taken as a hot drink if someone has a cold or stuffed nose. More commonly it is mixed with rice with a dash of ghee. We need to find the carb value for this preparation.--To be continued<h2></h2></blockquote>

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