Recipe#25 TAMARIND RICE / PULIYOTHARAI / PULIHORA

Hi friends,
Tamarind rice is a very delicious recipe. It is not only a very important neivadyam/prasadam to be offered to god, it is very ideal for carrying while travelling on long journeys for hours. Even though you have a lot of hotels in the highways or good restaurants or eateries in railway stations, carrying home-cooked food is always a safe bet. Tamarind rice is ideal since it will stay good for atleast two days. You can pack it along with some chips or vadams or appalams. That will make a good meal.

INGREDIENTS:

• Plain rice - 1 cup, cooked in pressure cooker or electric rice cooker
• Tamarind juice extract- made from tamarind of a size of 1 medium lemon soaked in 1/2 cup of water
• Mustard seeds- 1tsp
• Split urad dal- 1 tsp
• Cumin seeds- 1 tsp
• Red chillies (Guntur) -3 nos 
• Asafoetida- 1tsp
• Peanuts- 3tbsp
• Curry leaves- a handful
• Gingelly oil - 3tbsp
• Red chillies- 6nos
• Coriander seeds- 2tbsp
• Chana dal - 2tbsp
• Fenugreek seeds- 1tsp
• Sesame seeds-1tsp 
• Black pepper- 1tsp
• Salt - to taste

METHOD:

• Spread the cooked rice in a large bowl or plate
• Add 1/2 tbsp oil and 1tsp salt
• Mix well
• Allow it to cool
• Dry roast the red chillies, coriander seeds, chana dal, fenugreek seeds, sesame seeds and black pepper
• Grind to a course powder and add this to the rice
• Mix well and keep aside
• Heat oil in a pan
• Add the mustard seeds, cumin seeds, Guntur red chillies and asafoetida
• Add peanuts
• Saute well
• Add the curry leaves
• Add the tamarind juice extract and salt
• Allow it to cook till the oil separates and the mixture leaves the sides of the pan
• Add the mixture to the rice
• Mix well
• Serve

Do try this recipe and enjoy the art of cooking.

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