Tamarind Rice

Tamarind Rice

Ingredients to prepare puzhigora powder:

    Coriander seeds - 11/2 tablespoons

     Red dried chilis - 6

     Pepper - 1 spoon

     Jeera - 1 spoon

     Sesame seeds - 1 spoon

     Curry leaves - 4 tablespoons

Procedure:

     Fry the above ingredients without oil  until it releases its natural aroma.

     Powder the mixture in the mixer.

Ingredients to prepare tamarind paste:

   Thick tamarind pulp - 4 cups

    Red dried chilis - 10

    Bengal gram - 1 tblspoon

    Curry leaves - 3 tablespoons

    Mustard - 1 tablespoon

    Asafoteda 

    Turmeric powder - 2 spoons

     Gingely oil - 200 gms.(Add more if required)

     Salt - as required

Procedure:

  Add oil to the pan 

  Add mustard,red dried chilis,curry leaves,bengal gram and wait till it sputters

  Add turmeric powder and salt to the tamarind pulp.

  Add tamarind pulp to the mixture.Allow the content to get boiled until oil oozes out.

  Once oil oozes out,add puzhigora powder to the tamarind paste and allow it to boil again

  Boil the content until oil separates from the paste.

  Once the paste is ready, add salt to taste and mix it with the rice and serve it in bowl.