South Indian Foods

Tamarind Rice

Tamarind Rice

Cuisine Style: Tamilnadu, Cooking Time: 45 minutes, To Serve: 4, Take with: any side dish, Type: Lunch

Ingredients

  • Rice- 2 cups
  • Oil- 4 tbs
  • Ground nuts roasted - 1/4 cup
  • Sesame seed - 10 Grams
  • Tamarind - 100
  • Grams
  • Mustard seeds- 1 tsp
  • Bengal gram- 2 tbs
  • Jaggery- 10 Grams
  • Turmeric - 1 tbs
  • Pepper - 10 Grams
  • Fenugreek - 10 Grams
  • Asafoetida - 1 Tbs
  • Red chillies
  • Salt to taste
  • Curry leaves

Preparation

  • Tamarind Gravy
  • Soak tamarind in the water for 45 minutes and get thick extract.
  • In a pan pour oil and add mustard seed and allow it for spluttering then add Bengal gram, Red chillis, Curry leaves one by one.
  • Sprinkle Asafoetida, turmeric.
  • Add tamarind extract, roasted ground nut and salt and mix well.
  • Then add Jaggery and cook for 15 minutes.

Preparation of Powder (To be sprinkled after mixing of gravy)

  • Dry roast the following ingredients: Sesame seed, Pepper, Fenugreek, Red chillies (4) and grind keep it aside.

Note

  • Keep the puliyogre for more than 6 hours so that rice will absorb powder mixes and tamarind and taste more. Avoid eating the puloyogre immediately.

Tip

  • Use black tamarind.

How this Tamararind Rice recipe is Unique?

  • The ground powder only adds the taste to the puliyogre. So dont forget to add it. Enjoy!

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