Ganesh Chaturti: Recipes: Puliyodarai (Tamarind Masala Rice)

Ganesh Chaturti: Recipes: Puliyodarai (Tamarind Masala Rice)

PULIYODARAI



Ingredients:

Good Quantity of Tamarind
Cooked Rice according to need
4 - 5 Cups water
Few Corriander Seeds
Few Red Chillies
5 -6 Spoons of Oil
Few Mustard seeds
Few Methi seeds
1/2 Cup Udad dal
1/2 Cup channa dal
Few Red chilli
Hing
Few Curry leaves & groundnuts

* Soak a good quantity of tamarind in hot water, allow it to soak for about 10 minutes after that remove the pulp, it should approximately be about 4-5 cups.
* Meanwhile grind coriander seeds (daniya seeds) and red chillies into a fine powder.
* Heat till oil take about 5-6 spoons of oil.
* Splatter mustard seeds, methi seeds, udad dal, channa dal, red chilli, hing, curry leaves & groundnuts. Fry them till golden brown.
* Splatter mustard seeds, methi seeds, udad dal, channa dal, red chilli, hing, curry leaves & groundnuts. Fry them till golden brown.
* Put 1 spoon of red chilli powder, 1/2 spoon of turmeric powder and add the tamarind water into it.
* Once it is boiling add the salt according to taste, and the grinded powder.
* Allow it to reduce in volume, soon you will see the oil leaving the sides of the pan. When it attains a chutney consistency, remove from flame.
* Check for the salt and chilli, if more add a little jaggery in the end.
* Mix it with rice for pulliodirai.