Veg
Tamarind Rice Recipe
40 min
Total Time
10 min
Prep Time
2
Servings
241
Calories
Recipe Information
This delicious Tamarind Rice Recipe recipe serves 2 people and takes approximately 40 min to prepare. Each serving contains 241 calories, making it a perfect choice for a satisfying meal.
Ingredients
- 🍴1 cup rice
- 🍴1/8 teaspoon mustard seeds
- 🍴1/4 teaspoon peppercorns
- 🍴6 curry leaves
- 🍴2 teaspoon tamarind paste
- 🍴1/2 teaspoon chana dal
- 🍴1 cup water
- 🍴1/2 teaspoon urad dal
- 🍴1/2 teaspoon cumin seeds
- 🍴1/2 teaspoon fennel seeds
- 🍴2 dry red chili
- 🍴1 cup boiling water
- 🍴1 tablespoon sesame seeds
- 🍴2 tablespoon roasted peanuts
Instructions
- 🍴First, steam cooks the rice in a pressure cooker and lets it cool. Dry roast the sesame seeds on medium heat till it gets light brown. They will start to pop and you will get a nice aroma of toasted seeds.
- 🍴In the same pan dry roast the spices (chana dal, urad dal, mustard seeds, cumin seeds, peppercorns, fennel seeds, dried red chili, and curry leaves). Keep stirring constantly while you roast. Roast them till they get light brown color. Remove it to another plate and let it cool completely.
- 🍴While spices are cooling make tamarind water. 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 and then squeeze out all the pulp.
- 🍴Now the sesame seeds and spices are cooled completely. Then, coarsely grind the sesame seeds and keep them aside for garnishing. Also, grind spices into a fine powder. Below the left side is coarsely ground sesame seeds and on the right spice powder.
- 🍴Now let’s start making tamarind rice. 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 them till they get light brown in color.
- 🍴Now, add tamarind water and stir to mix with the peanuts. Bring it to a boil.
- 🍴Then, add the freshly ground spice powder, turmeric powder, jaggery, and salt. (Note: Be careful while adding salt, if your cooked rice has already salt in it.)
- 🍴Mix and let the gravy simmer. Cook till it thickens and becomes a paste-like consistency.
- 🍴Now, add boiled rice in the gravy and mix gently till all the masala paste is coated to the rice evenly. Garnish with sesame seeds and serve hot.