Horse gram is known as Kulthi in Hindi, Kollu in Tamil and Ulavalu in Telugu. Horse gram as we all know is good for health and is said to aid in weight loss. It is said to be good for diabetics also. I have already written about its health benefits in my Kollu Sundal post, so do not to repeat all that again here. Rasam is a great way to include horse gram or kollu in our diet. Today we will learn how to make Kollu rasam (ulava saaru) following this easy recipe with step wise pictures.

Prep Time : 10 mins
Serves: 3-4
Recipe Category: Rasam-Soup
Recipe Cuisine: South Indian
Author:Padhu Sankar Ingredients needed Horse gram/Kollu – 1/4 cup
Tamarind – small gooseberry sized ball
Turmeric powder -1/4 tsp
Tomato -2 medium
Curry leaves -2 sprigs
Salt needed
To be ground coarsely
Whole black pepper/milagu -1 tsp
Cumin seeds/ jeera seeds -1 tsp
Garlic Cloves – 2-3
For the seasoning
Ghee -1 tsp
Mustard seeds- 3/4 tsp
Red Chilli -1
Curry leaves -few
For Garnishing
Coriander leaves finely chopped -2 tbsp
Preparation




Healthy rasam…will try sometme soon!!
I have been looking for different ways to add kollu…till date, the only thing I knew was to add a handful to milagai podi..will try it soon, thanks!
Tried the recipe.taste is good.
Super…Living in Canada, cant find Kollu easily. Got hold of it recently. Your cooking posts inspire me 🙂 Thanks!
Hi Padhu,
Can you please share your kollu stuffed chappathi recipe for us?
And I also heard that we can directly pressure cook the horsegram with out soaking it for 5-6 hours or overnight. How does this work?
This is gonna be my first experience with horsegram so lots of doubts.
And I've to tell you this Padhu you are my inspiration, just by trying your recipes I got to like doing cooking, if not I would have been bad at this.
Thanks a lot for the great work you are doing. God bless you and your family.
Thank you so much. Very happy to know that I have inspired you to cook.Regarding your doubt – By soaking, the horsegram is much softer after cooking.If you forget to soak it overnight, you can soak it for a minimum of 30 minutes in hot water and then pressure cook for 3 whistles.
Hi padhu….can I use sprouted horsegram for the rasam??
Does the method remain same??
Yes, you can use sprouted horse gram and follow the same method above.
I usually clean and wash and then dry roast kollu and break it in mixie and then pressure cook for 5-6 whistles. In that case the kollu saaru is strong and u can use it for rasam and the remaining I grind it like chutney and use it for kollu kadaisal.
hello mam.i had a two month baby.still breastfeeding.normal vaginal delivery.can i eat kollu for
post pregnancy weight loss.?
Tried it, awesome. Thank you ☺
I tried .very good receipe
I tried this kollu rasam. It tastes good. You’re teaching ways are very easy to understand.