Name: Puliodharai / Tamarind rice recipe by Subashini Murali at BetterButter
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 40 min
Yield: 4
Ingredients: 2 cups cooked rice; 1/4 cup gingelly oil; Lemon size tamarind soaked; Salt to taste; Small piece of jaggery; For tempering-; 1 tsp mustard seeds; 1 tbsp bengal gram; 1/2 tbsp white lentil / urad dal; 3 tbsp peanuts; 2 sprig of curry leaves; 2 red chilli; 1 tsp turmeric powder; 1 tsp Asafoetida; For dry roast & grind ( spice powder ); 1 tsp fenugreek; 1 tbsp bengal gram; 1 tsp black sesame seeds; 1 tsp Coriander seeds; 2 red chillies

ABOUT Puliodharai / Tamarind rice RECIPE

Tamarind rice is a popular dish of tamilnadu. Its served as prasadam in most of the south Indian temples. And Ideal for travel too.

Ingredients Serving: 4

2 cups cooked rice
1/4 cup gingelly oil
Lemon size tamarind soaked
Salt to taste
Small piece of jaggery
For tempering-
1 tsp mustard seeds
1 tbsp bengal gram
1/2 tbsp white lentil / urad dal
3 tbsp peanuts
2 sprig of curry leaves
2 red chilli
1 tsp turmeric powder
1 tsp Asafoetida
For dry roast & grind ( spice powder )
1 tsp fenugreek
1 tbsp bengal gram
1 tsp black sesame seeds
1 tsp Coriander seeds
2 red chillies

Instructions

Soak the tamarind in hot water for 10 minutes and extract pulp.
Dry roast all the items separately (given under roast and powder) once cooled powder it in mixer.
Heat the oil in pan Put peanuts . Roast it over low flame.
Add mustard seeds , Bengal gram , urad dal, Asafoetida ,red chillies , turmeric powder, curry leaves and saute it for a minute or until evenly turned brown colour
Add the tamarind pulp ,salt jaggery and boil for 10 minutes.
Now add the spice powder and boil for another 5 minutes or till the oil separates, turn off the flame.
Once cooled add the rice and mix gently till the rice is nicely coated with puliodharai mix, check salt and add if needed.
Tastes best at least after an hour.
Tastes yum with fried banana , potatoes or papad.

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