Padma Lakshmi Instagram – Rasam is a thin hot and sour broth from South India that can be drunk alone (or eaten with rice as a second course after sambar. Clearly I’m still hungover as I previously got this wrong!!). It is especially fortifying for when you’re sick. We always had it with ghee and rice when we had colds or fever. I’m not sick here, but I am very hungover on a Sunday with my parents! What a treat!