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Tamarind Rice
Tamarind rice recipe -
One of the best, delicious South Indian rice preparations.
It has tangy/sour, spicy taste.
Course
Main Course
Cuisine
South Indian
Prep Time
10
minutes
minutes
Cook Time
30
minutes
minutes
Total Time
40
minutes
minutes
Servings
2
Calories
522
kcal
Author
Kanan
Ingredients
▢
½
teaspoon
Chana dal (split bengal gram)
▢
½
teaspoon
Urad dal (split skinless black gram)
▢
⅛
teaspoon
Mustard seeds
▢
½
teaspoon
Cumin seeds
▢
¼
teaspoon
Black peppercorns
▢
½
teaspoon
Fennel seeds
▢
5-6
Curry leaves
▢
2
Dried red chilies
▢
2
teaspoon
Tamarind paste
or small lemon size tamarind ball
▢
1
cup
Water
(Boiling hot)
▢
3
cups
Cooked rice
▢
1
tablespoon
Oil
▢
¼
teaspoon
Mustard seeds
▢
1
Dried red chilies
▢
4-5
Curry leaves
▢
2
tablespoons
Peanuts
▢
¼
teaspoon
Turmeric powder
▢
Salt to taste
▢
1
teaspoon
Jaggery (Gur)
▢
1
tablespoon
Sesame seeds
toasted and coarsely ground for garnishing
Instructions
First, cook the rice and let it cool.
Dry roast the sesame seeds on medium heat till it get light brown. They will start to pop and you will get nice aroma of toasted seeds.
Remove it to the plate and let it cool completely.
Once cooled grind it coarsely and keep it aside.
If using tamarind paste then dissolve it into 1 cup of hot water.
Or if using tamarind then keep the tamarind in hot water for 15-20 minutes
then squeeze out all the pulp. If needed strain the pulp to remove the strings and seeds.
Take all the spices into a pan and turn the heat on medium.
Dry roast them with stirring constantly till they get light brown color.
Remove it to another plate and let it cool completely.
Heat the oil in a pan on medium heat.
Once hot add mustard seeds. Let them pop.
Then add dry red chili and curry leaves. Saute for a minute..
Add peanuts. and roast it till it gets light brown.
Then add tamarind water.
Add freshly ground spice powder, turmeric powder, jaggery and salt. Mix and let it simmer.
Cook till it thicken and become a paste like consistency.
Then add cooked rice. Mix gently till all the masala paste it coated to the rice evenly.
Cook for 2 minutes and turn off the stove.
Lastly garnish with sesame powder.
Nutrition
Calories:
522
kcal
|
Carbohydrates:
86.9
g
|
Protein:
10.4
g
|
Fat:
14.5
g
|
Saturated Fat:
2
g
|
Cholesterol:
0
mg
|
Sodium:
586
mg
|
Potassium:
223
mg
|
Fiber:
3.1
g
|
Sugar:
3.3
g
*Nutrition information is a rough estimate for 1 serving
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