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TAMARIND RICE

SOUTH INDIAN RICE RECIPE

Tamarind rice ingredients:

1. Raw tamarind - big lemon size
2. Rice - 2 cups (cooked)
3. Red chillies - 5
4. Coriander seeds - 1 tsp
5. Methi seeds - ½ tsp
6. Mustard seeds - 1 tsp
7. Urad dal - 1 tsp
8. Channa dal - 1 tsp
9. Peanuts - 2 tsp
10. Cashew nuts - 5 (optional)
11. Turmeric powder - ¼ tsp
12. Asafoetida - a pinch
13. Curry leaves - 10
14. Oil - 4 tbsp
15. Salt - to taste

Preparation:

Soak the tamarind in water for an hour. Extract the juice from the tamarind. Keep it aside.

Take a heavy bottomed pan and heat with 1 tbsp of oil and fry 3 red chillies, coriander seeds and methi seeds.

Sauté for few seconds. Then remove from the pan and grind to a fine powder.

Add 1 tbsp of oil in a same pan and heat. Add mustard seeds, urad dal, channa dal, cashew nuts, peanuts, curry leaves and 2 red chillies.

Sauté till the dal colour changes to golden brown colour.

Remove from the stove and keep it aside.

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Now add remaining 2 tbsp of oil and heat. Then add asafoetida, turmeric powder and tamarind juice extract.

Cook till the semi liquid consistency reaches. Switch off the stove and let it cool.

Mix with rice, fried dal, salt and sufficient juice. Combine gently.

Potato chips, papad and masal vada are the best combination for this rice.

Preparation time	1 hour
Cooking time	30 mins
No. of Servings	4

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