South Indian Tamarind Rice
- Preparation and cooking time
- Total time
- More effort
- Serves 2
Ingredients
- Tamarind pulp - made from 100-150 g of tamarind
- Curry leaves - of two stalks
- Finely chopped ginger - a 2 inch ginger finely chopped
- Red chillies - 5-6
- green chillies - 5-6
- mustard seeds - 1 tspn
- toor dal - 1/4 tspn
- halved chickpeas (processed) - 1/4 tspn
- cumin seeds - 1 tspn
- powder made out of roasted sesame seeds - 1 and a 1/2 tspns
- peanuts - 1/2 cup (unsalted)
- vegetable oil - 2 tbspns
- salt
- turmeric powder - 1/2 tspn
- Steamed Rice - 2 cups
Method
- STEP 1In a pan, heat the oil and add the mustard seeds and the pulses. After the mustard seeds start spluttering, add the red chillies and let them cook for around half a min.
- STEP 2Now add the cumin seeds green chillies and the curry leaves.
- STEP 3Let them splutter a little.
- STEP 4Add the chopped garlic, and after about a min, add the peanuts.
- STEP 5Now cook this mixture for about 3 min till all the peanuts get toasted.
- STEP 6Add the tamarind paste and cook for another 3 min, till all the water evaporates.
- STEP 7At this point add the turmeric and salt and let it cook for another 3 min.
- STEP 8Add the steamed rice and mix well till all the rice is coated with the mixture.
- STEP 9Now add the sesame seed powder and mix well.
- STEP 10Remove from heat, serve hot with fried potato fingers or chips.
