Ingredients needed for Instant Tamarind Rice Cooked Rice as needed Sesame seed oil – 1 tsp (for rice) For Grinding Tamarind – 30 grams or a small lemon sized ball (use aged tamarind – tamarind which is dark in color) Red Chilli -4 Rock Salt – 1 heaped tsp or as needed Roast and Powder Sesame seeds – 1 tsp Fenugreek seeds – 1/2 tsp Coriander seeds – 1/2 tsp For Seasoning Gingelly Oil (nellennai) – 50 gms Mustard seeds – 1 tsp Asafoetida – a generous pinch Curry leaves – a sprig Turmeric powder -1/2 tsp Roasted Peanuts – 3 tbsp Preparations Soak tamarind, red chillies, salt in very less hot water for 15-20 minutes. After 15-20 minutes – Grind the tamarind, red chillies, salt to a fine paste with the water. The paste is ready.
Dry roast 1 tsp coriander seeds and 1/2 tsp fenugreek seeds together until you get a nice aroma. Remove from pan. In the same pan, dry roast sesame seeds until it splutters. Now powder all the three together. Keep this spice powder aside.
Cooking Rice Cook rice in such a way that each grains are separate. Add 1/4 tsp of turmeric powder, a tsp of sesame seed oil to the rice and spread it on a plate. Let it cool completely. Method Heat 1/4 cup of sesame seed oil (nallennai), add a tsp of mustard seeds, asafoetida, 1/4 tsp turmeric powder and curry leaves. When mustard seeds splutters, add the roasted peanuts and saute for a few seconds. Pour the seasoning on the tamarind paste. Add the prepared powder to it and mix well. Pulikachal is ready. Now add needed paste to the rice and mix well.
Our tamarind rice is ready. Enjoy it with appalam or chips or paruppu vadai without onions or masal vadai. Read More
