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Tamarind Rice Recipe | What is the Recipe of Tamarind Rice

Cuisine Indian
Author Rashmi Sharma

Ingredients

  • 2 cups basmathi rice
  • 1/2 cup tamarind juice
  • salt to taste
  • 1/2 tbsp turmeric powder
  • 1/2 tbsp jaggery powder
  • 1 tbsp fenugreek
  • asafoetida a pinch
  • 1 tbsp mustard
  • 1 tbsp channa dhal
  • 6 red chilly
  • 100 gm sesame oil as needed
  • curry leaves a bunch
  • 1 tsp peanuts

Instructions

  1. Pressure Cook the rice and spread on a plate. keep aside.
  2. Heat the non-stick skillet add fenugreek and asafoetida dry fry (without oil) for a minute.
  3. Grind this into a fine powder. Set aside.
  4. To the tamarind juice add salt, turmeric powder, jaggery, ground powder of fenugreek and asafoetida.
  5. Fry mustard, red chillies, channa dhal, peanuts and curry leaves in sesame oil.
  6. Pour into the tamarind juice mixture.
  7. Boil tamarind juice till it reaches thick gravy form and until oil comes out with good flavour.
  8. Add cooked tamarind gravy to the rice.
  9. Pour in 1 tsp. of oil, if needed. Mix well and serve.