How to Make Puliyodharai?

Tamarind rice (Puliyodharai) is another easy to cook menu, which has a tangy taste and lasts for a long time without refrigeration. Mostly working mothers use to cook this item to compensate their fast moving schedule. Lets see how to make simple Tamarind rice.

Tamarind rice (Puliyodharai)

Ingredients:

• 500g of raw rice
• 6 tsp of bengal gram
• 8 red chilly
• 1 tsp of coriander seed
• 2 tsp of white or black gingili seed
• 10 clove of garlic
• 1 ladle of gingili oil
• 1/4 tsp of mustard seed
• 1/4 tsp of turmeric powder
• 1/4 tsp of asafoetida powder
• Curry leaves
• Salt as needed

Procedure:

• Boil the rice and set aside.
• Roast coriander seed, 3 tsp of bengal gram, gingili seed and 4 red chillies in a pan without oil and cool it and dry grind in the mixture jar.
• Heat oil in a pan and add mustard seed, 3 tsp of bengal gram, 4 red chillies,turmeric powder, asafoetida powder and curry leaves.
• Add extract of tamarind and salt. Allow it to boil, reduce the flame and cook it for 15 minutes.
• Remove from the fire and mix the tamarind gravy,boiled rice and the chilly powder together gently.
• Garnish it as you wish.
• Now the tasty puliyodharai is ready.

Serves:
The best side dish for this puliyodharai are thick coconut chutni, pakoda or brinjal tamarind gravy.
Note: The boiled rice should be non-sticky.