Tamrind Rice Recipe

Tamarind Rice is a popular rice recipe of the south India. Rice cooked with the Tamarind (imli) gives out this tangy recipe.

Ingredients:

• 2 cups basmati or long grain rice
• 5-6 dry tamarinds
• salt to taste
• 1/2 tsp turmeric powder
• 1/2 tsp jaggery powder
• 1 tsp fenugreek
• a pinch of asafoetida
• 1 tsp black mustard seeds
• 1 tsp channa dhal
• 5 red chilly
• 4-5 tbsp sesame oil(as needed)
• a bunch of curry leaves
• 4-5 peanuts

Tamaring Juice preparation:

1. Soak the tamarinds overnight in 1/2 cup water.
2. Mash the tamarinds with hands into water 
3. Using a strainer strain out the seeds and solid particles.
4. Remaining liquid is our tamarind juice

Method:

1. Cook the rice and spread on a plate. Keep the rice aside.
2. Heat the non-stick skillet /tawa , add fenugreek and asafoetida and stir for a minute on medium flame. Don't add oil.
3. Grind roasted fenugreek and asafoetida into a fine powder. Keep it aside.
4. To the tamarind juice add salt, turmeric powder, jaggery, ground powder of fenugreek and asafoetida.
5. Fry mustard, red chillies, channa dhal, peanuts and curry leaves in sesame oil.
6. Pour into the tamarind juice mixture.
7. Boil tamarind juice till it becomes thick and oil starts coming out with good aroma.
8. Add cooked tamarind gravy to the rice.
9. Pour in 1 tsp. of oil, if needed. Mix well and serve.

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