TAMARIND RICE

TAMARIND RICE

1/2 kg cooked riced,cooled

200gm peanut,fried and keep a side

50gm good tamarind,squeezed with 125ml water,you may need more .and strained.

1/2 tsp asafoetida powder

1/2 tsp turmeric powder

Salt to taste

A little sugar to taste if you like


For tempering (A)

3 dried chillies ,broken into pieces

1/2 tbsp kadalai parupu

1/2 tbsp fenugreek seeds

1/2 tbsp ulutham parupu

1 tsp mustard seeds

2-3  stalk kari leafs

1/4 cup sesame oil ( indian sesame oil )


1. Heat the oil and add in A and fry until the dried chillies turn brown. Add in the tamarind juice.

2. Add the turmeric powder,asafoetida powder,salt and sugar if use. mix well. let it boil when the oil rise. Pour into the cooled rice add in the fried peanut and stir well.Let it stand for 1 hour before serving.

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