Rasam contains many spices which are beneficial to health. Rasam is prepared mainly with the juices of tamarind or tomato with pepper and other spices. Soups are usually known to act as an appetizer, similarly the rasam when had at the beginning of the meal is said to increase the appetite. But in south usually it is had at last which helps for easy digestion. Rasam can be had when a person is sick with fever with tasteless in the mouth....

Green moong dal sprouts is one of the healthy salad and easy to prepare. This can be had daily in the evening as snack which is rich in protein and it is good for people on diet. This salad is good for children too. Ingredients: 1 cup of moon dal 1 onion [finely chopped] 2 green chilli [finely chopped] a pinch of hing curry leaves coriander leaves salt Method: Soak the moong dal in water for overnight. Next day drain all the water and...