Puliyotharai / Tamarind Rice

Living in USA brought the Cook inside this foodie…. Yes I cook my own food l

Eggs Kept in the Picture for decoration purpose only

Preparation Time : 5 Mins

Cooking Time : 15 Mins

Ingredients

1 Lemon Size Tamarind or 2 1/2 Table Spoon Tamarind Paste
Pinch of Mustard seed
1 tablespoon – Channa Dhall
1 table spoon – split or whole white Urad dal
7 Red Chilies
3 pinch Asafetida powder
Curry leaves
Salt for taste
1 hand full of Raw Ground Nuts

1 tea spoon of Turmeric

Gingerly Oil, enhance its taste, if you don’t have use normal oil (edible Oil)

Method

Cook 1 1/2 cup of rice separately

Put the lemon size tamarind in 2 cups of water (use the same cup used to put rice)

Take a Pan, Put Gingerly oil (as much to cover the full pan). Fry the Ground nuts, once it come Golden brown keep it aside,

Use the same oil, put the mustard seed. Wait till the mustard seeds burst

Put the curry leaves, Put the Channa Dhal, Urad dal, and fry till its golden brown

Put the Red chilies and fry

Put the 3 pinch Asafetida powder and fry

After 2 mins , take the tamarind water and pour in the pan and add salt and turmeric powder

Keep the stove in low or sim and allow it to boil.

The consistency is it should boil in such a way that it should come like paste.

Just put the boiled rice and mix it well with the fried Ground Nuts.

I bet you will love this guys