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
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| 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
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| RAITA |
PREPARATION TIME - 10 MINUTES
COOKING TIME - 12 MINUTES
SERVE FOR - 4