Tamarind Rice Recipe

(South Indian Rice Recipe)

   Tamarind rice ingredients:   

•  Big lemon size raw tamarind                   
•  2 cups cooked rice                                
•  ¼ tsp turmeric powder           
•   a pinch of asafoetida   
•  2 tbsp gingelly oil           
•  Salt to taste 

  Powder Ingredients:

• 5 red chillies or to taste 
• 2 tsp coriander seeds 
• ½ tsp fenugreek 

  Garnishing Ingredients:

• 1 tsp mustard seeds  
• 1 tsp urad dal                          
• 1 tsp channa dal                     
• 3 tsp peanuts (optional)          
• 10 cashew nuts                   
• Few curry leaves 

Tamarind rice preparation: 

• Soak tamarind in water for 30 mins. 
• Extract the juice from the tamarind and keep it aside. 
• Add 2 tsp of oil in a pan and roast the powder ingredients. 
• Remove from the pan and let it cool for sometime. 
• Then grind to a fine powder and keep aside. 
• In the same pan add 2 tsp of oil and roast all the garnishing ingredients. 
• Remove from the pan and keep it aside. 
• Add the remaining oil in the same pan and heat. 
• Add turmeric powder, asafoetida and tamarind extract. 
• Cook on medium flame till the semi liquid consistency reaches. 
• Remove from the flame and let it cool for some time. 
• Finally mix gently the rice with garnishing ingredients, ground powder and required quantity of cooked tamarind juice. 
• Serve with potato chips, papad or potato roast.                                 

Prep&cooking time: 30 mins

Serves: 2-3