Tamarind rice/Puliyodharai Rice

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Puliyodharai Rice /Tamarind Rice - It is a traditional rice preparation found in south Indian States.

It is delicious, tangy, spicy rice variety seasoned with various spices & peanuts.

Ingredients:

- For making puliyodharai Masala powder: 

- 1 spoon chana dal

- 1 spoon urad dal

- 1 spoon coriander seeds

- 1 spoon pepper corns

- 1/2 spoon asafoetida

- 1/2 spoon fenugreek seeds

- 3 dried red chilli

Ingredients:

-For making pulikachal/tamarind sauce

- 1/4th cup sesame oil

- 1 teaspoon Mustard seeds

- 1/2 teaspoon chana dal

- 1/2 teaspoon urad dal

- 1 teaspoon turmeric powder

- 1/2 teaspoon asafoetida

- 6 curry leaves

- 1 red chilli

- 1/4th cup peanuts

- small lemon sized tamarind pulp

- 1 spoon jaggery powder

- salt as per requirement


Method:

- For making puliyodharai masala powder:

1. Take a pan, add chana dal, urad dal, coriander seeds, pepper corns, fenugreek seeds, dried red chilli, asafoetida and dry roast all the ingredients for about 5-6 minutes on medium flame and transfer it into a plate and allow it to cool down completely.


2. Next take a mixer jar and grind all the roasted ingredients into a fine powder and keep it aside.

Method:

- For making Pulikachal/ tamarind paste:

1. Soak tamarind pulp in 1 cup water for about 30 minutes.


2. Next take a pan, add sesame oil, once the oil is hot add mustard seeds and wait till the seeds splutter.


3. Next add chana dal, urad dal, curry leaves, red chilli, asafoetida powder, turmeric powder, raw peanuts and saute it on low flame for about 2 mins or till the dals and peanuts turn slight golden in colour.


3. At this stage extract tamarind juice by squeezing the soaked tamarind and discard the pulp and add the tamarind extract into it and give it a good mix.


4. Cook the tamarind mixture for about 5-6 mins by boiling it nicely and make sure the raw smell of tamarind is gone.


5. Next add jaggery powder, salt, and the dry puliyodharai masala powder that you have prepared earlier and give it a good mix.


6. Cook till the mixture starts to thicken and starts leaving oil on top. (It may take 15-20 mins)


7. Switch off the flame and store this pulikachal/tamarind sauce into a clean glass bottle.

(This pulikachal can be stored and used for about one month)

How to make tamarind rice using the Pulikachal/tamarind sauce?

1. Take the required amount of cooked Basmati or normal rice. (You can also use leftover rice but if you are using freshly cooked rice then allow it to cool down completely before making tamarind rice)


2. Add 1 spoon sesame oil,  and required amount of pulikachal/tamarind sauce to the rice and salt if required & then gently mix the rice and your puliyodharai/tamarind rice is ready to be served.


(This rice tastes scrumptious if prepared and rested for atleast an hour or two so that the flavours get infused into the rice)

Do try this recipe and share it with your friends & family.

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