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Puliyodarai (South Indian Tamarind Rice)

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Puliyodarai, is a speciality of the South Indian coastal state of Tamil Nadu.

Total 00:20
Yield 5

Ingredients

  • 1 tbsp split peas
  • 1 tbsp coriander seeds
  • ½ tsp fenugreek seeds
  • 2–3 dry red chillies
  • 4 cups cooked white rice
  • Vegetable oil
  • 2 tsp mustard seeds
  • 3 tbsp gingely (sesame) oil ("Til" oil in Hindi, "Nallennai" in Tamil)
  • 2 tbsp split peas
  • 2 tbsp groundnuts (peanuts)
  • ½ tsp asafoetida (heengh in Hindi, perungayum in Tamil)
  • 3–4 dry red chillies
  • 4–5 curry leaves
  • 1.5 tbsp tamarind concentrate
  • 1 tsp turmeric powder
  • ¾ tbsp salt

Instructions

  1. 1
    Dry roast all ingredients in a pan without oil until deep brown.
  2. 2
    Grind to a fine powder after the mix cools down.
  3. 3
    Heat the oil in a pan.
  4. 4
    Add groundnuts and split-peas, and fry until golden brown.
  5. 5
    Add mustard seeds, asafoetida and red-chillies (broken into pieces). Wait until the mustard seeds splutter, then remove pan from stove.
  6. 6
    Mix rice, salt, turmeric powder and tamarind concentrate. Add a little oil to the raw rice before cooking it. This gives it a better texture.
  7. 7
    Add the garnishing powder and curry leaves and mix well.
Category
Side Dishes
Method
Frying
Cuisine
Indian

Dietary Information

Vegan

Recipe Attribution

Wikibooks Cookbook
en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Cookbook:Puliyodarai_(South_Indian_Tamarind_Rice)