Tamarind Rice

This is a tangy rice dish made with the flavor of tamarind. Tamarind is used for sour taste. Some people like to add jaggery to contrast it with sour tamarind and some people do not like any sweetness to this dish.

Ingredients:

• 2 cups cooked rice
• 1/2 cup tamarind (made into pulp). You can use store-bought pulp/concentrate instead.
• 3 Whole red or green chilies
• 1/4 cup curry leaves
• A pinch of asafoetida
• 1 tsp mustard seeds
• 1 tbsp Chana dal
• 1 tsp Urad dal (optional)
• 1 tbsp peanuts
• Few cashew nuts (optional)
• 1 tsp salt
• 1/4 tsp turmeric powder
• 1/4 tsp jaggery (optional)
• Oil

Method:

• Soak the tamarind in hot water for 15-20 minutes. Use your fingers to squeeze them and separate the flesh from the seeds. Keep it aside.
• Take a pan, add oil, and heat it.
• Add raw peanuts and roast them until the color changes. You can add cashew nuts at this step and roast them too.
• Add mustard seeds, chana dal, urad dal. Saute the dals till the color changes slightly.
• Now add chilies, curry leaves, asafetida powder, turmeric powder, salt, and mix well.
• Add tamarind pulp and jaggery (if you are planning to use it) and cook the mixture until it becomes semi-thick gravy.

• Add cooked rice, mix well and garnish with cilantro.

Back to Savi’s Kitchen!