Tamarind Rice
Cooked Rice is made into tastier packed lunch by adding tamarind juice and other Indian spices.
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13/07/2013
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Preparation Time : 10 mins
Cooking Time : 10 mins
Serves : 2
Cuisine :
South Indian /Srilankan»Main»
Tags :
Packed Lunch, Rice, South Indian Vegetarian
Ingredients :
- Cooked Rice - 3 cups
- Tamarind - 2 balls of 2cm diameter each
- Sesame / Gingelly Oil - 30ml or 2.5 tblsp
- Dried Red Chilli - 2
- Mustard seeds - 1 tsp
- Urid dal - 1 tsp
- Curry leaves - 7-8
- Garlic - 2 small cloves (optional)
- Turmeric Powder - 1/4 tsp
- Peanuts - 20g - each split into half (optional)
- Warm water - 150ml
Method :
- Wash and soak the tamarind in warm water for few minutes.
- Squeeze the tamarind pulp out of the water and keep the tamarind juice.
- Peel and wash the garlic cloves; wash the curry leaves; split the peanuts into half.
- Warm up the cooked rice if it is not warm enough and leave the cooked rice on a wide dish so that it will be to be easier for stirring.
- Heat a 1 ltr saucepan on a stove.
- Pour oil into the pan.
- Season with mustard seeds, urid dal, curry leaves, peanuts, garlic and red chilli.
- Add turmeric powder and tamarind water.
- Let it boil for about 3-5 mins or until most of the oil separates out from the tamarind juice.
- Switch off the heat.
- Pour this mixture to the dish of cooked rice. Stir well.
- Sour tamarind Rice is ready to be eaten.
Notes : Cooked rice is measured in a cup that holds about 250ml water. Goes well with Potato fry/Boiled Egg.
Other Names : Puli Saatham
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