TAMARIND RICE WITH RAITA

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This is a south Indian rice recipe, prepared with tamarind used in Indian cuisine mostly. Fine aromas of some Indian spices give it a flavorful and delicious taste. Try it at home and surly make raita to serve with it. Raita is also a popular side dish. It has the goodness of curd. This rice dish is enriched with vitamin C.

INGREDIENTS
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• Fine grain rice – 500 gm
• Tamarind Pulp – 1 large cup
• Sesame seeds – 2 tbsp
• Coriander seeds - 2 tsp
• Whole dry red chili – 5
• Channa dal (gram) – ½ cup
• Peanut  - 25 gm
• Curry leaves – 2 tbsp
• Turmeric powder – 1 tbsp
• Salt to taste
• Sesame oil – 4 tbsp

INGREDIENTS FOR TAMPERING
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• Mustard seeds – 1 tbsp
• Fenugreek seeds – 1 tsp
• Curry leaves – 2 tbsp
• Dry red chili – 3 or 4

PROCESS
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• Sock rice for half an hour, cook it little hard and  keep aside
• Dry roast coriander seeds and red chili, grind to make powder
• Dry roast sesame seeds and grind
• In a frying pan heat 2 tbsp sesame oil
• Add all the ingredients of tampering
• When crackling sound of mustard comes out add gram and peanuts
• Cook for few minutes
• Add salt and tamarind pulp with little water
• Mix well and simmer the gas
• Cook for 5 to 10 minutes
• In an another frying heat rest of oil
• Add rice and salt mix well
• Sprinkle powdered spice and pour the gram mixture
• Mix well and cook for 5 minutes 

TAMARIND RICE

INGREDIENTS FOR RAITA
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• Sour curd – 100 gm
• Chopped cucumber – 5 tbsp
• Pani puri masala – 1 tbsp
• Red chili powder – 1 tsp
• Salt to taste
• Sugar - 3 tsp

PROCESS OF RAITA
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• Beat curd with salt and sugar
• Mix salt with cucumber and keep for 10 t0 15 minutes
• Water will comes out from cucumber
• Squeeze to remove water
• Add cucumber, pani puri masala and red chili powder
• Mix well, your Raita is ready to serve
• Serve the rice with Raita

RAITA

PREPARATION TIME - 10 MINUTES

COOKING TIME - 12 MINUTES

SERVE FOR - 4