Puliyodharai ( Tamarind Rice)

Puliyodharai ( Tamarind Rice)

Gonna Travel??? Want to take rice from home which stays good for 2 days, only puliyodharai comes to our mind first!!!  Here is that basic puliyodharai receipe.

Ingredients:

Cooked Rice      - 1 cup

Tamarind           - 2 lemon size

For Sesoning:

Mustard Seeds    - 1 tsp

Urad Dal             - 1 tsp

Channa Dal         - 1 tsp

Peanuts               - 1 tsp

Dry Chilli           - 1

Garlic Pod          - 1

Asafoetida          - as required (Perungayam)   

Salt                     - As required

Turmeric Powder- a pinch

Curry Leaves      - few

Oil                       - As required

Procedure:

1. Take extract from tamarind.
2. Add Gingelly oil to cooked rice and let it cool. This is done to avoid rice from sticking to each other.
3. Heat oil in a pan.. Add everything under seasoning.. Once they turn golden brown add tamarind extract.
4. Simmer it until oil leaves on the sides of the pan.
5. Then mix it to the cooked rice.. Serve it with Potato curry or  Pappad ..  i am serving it with vathakuna thengai thuvaiyal.