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Temple Puliyodarai/Tamarind Rice/Puliyodarai/Puliyogare
Prep Time
20 mins
Cook Time
20 mins
Total Time
40 mins
 
Course: Main Course
Cuisine: Indian
Keyword: Rice
Servings: 3
Author: Sivagami Meganathan
Ingredients
  • 2 cups Cooked rice
  • 4 tsp Sesame oil
  • 1 tsp Mustard seeds
  • 1/2 tsp Urad Dal
  • 2 tsp Chana Dal
  • 4 tsp Peanuts
  • 2 tsp Sesame seeds
  • Few Curry leaves few
  • Lemon sized Tamarind
  • 10-12 Dried red chilies
  • Salt as needed
  • 1/2 tsp Turmeric powder
To Grind
  • 1 tsp Fenugreek seeds
  • 2 tsp Coriander seeds
  • 3 Dried red chilis
Instructions
Preparation
  1. Soak tamarind and squeeze the pulp.
  2. Cook rice on grainy texture and cool it down.
Method
  1. Heat a pan, add 1 tsp of Fenugreek seeds, roast till it becomes golden brown and set it aside.
  2. In the same pan, add coriander seeds, cook till it becomes slightly brown.
  3. Add red chilis, roast for 20 to 30 seconds and turn off the flame.

  4. Add the roasted fenugreek seeds, coriander seeds, and red chili in a mixer jar, grind it to a fine powder.

  5. Heat 4 tsp of oil in a kadai, add mustard seeds and urad dal, allow mustard seeds to splutter.
  6. Then add chana dal, cook for few seconds.
  7. Add peanuts and roast for a minute.
  8. Then add sesame seeds and mix well.
  9. Add curry leaves.
  10. Add tamarind pulp and bring it to boil.
  11. Add dried red chilis and mix with it.
  12. Add salt, turmeric powder and combine well.
  13. Cook covered for 8 to 10 minutes.
  14. Once the oil separated from the mixture, add 1 tbsp of powdered ingredients.
  15. Mix well and cook till the mixture become a thick paste.
  16. Add Puliyodarai mix with the rice.
  17. Gently mix the rice with Puliyodarai. If you want, add 2 to 3 tbsp of sesame oil which is good for health and also gives you nice aroma and taste to the tamarind rice. Check salt and add more if you need it.
  18. Serve hot with papads or thogayal.