Puliyogare / Puliyodharai / Puli satham (tamarind rice)

 

Ingredients 

channa dal / gram dal / kadalai paruppu - 5 - 6 tsp

pepper - 1/2 tsp

red chilies - 10 - 12 nos

urad dal - 3 tsp

salt - as needed

asafoetida - 1/4 tsp

fenugreek seeds - 1/2 tsp

crushed jaggery - 1/4 tsp

tamarind - 1 big lemon sized

peanuts - 4 tsp

curry leaves - few

sesame oil - 6 - 7 tsp

turmeric powder - 1/4 tsp

mustard seeds - 2 tsp

Method:

• Extract tamarind juice by soaking tamarind in warm water
• heat a vessel with 1 tsp of oil and add 2 tsp of gram dal, pepper, 1 tsp of urad dal, fenugreek seeds and 2 red chilies
  
• fry till golden brown color and grind it coarsely. Keep it aside
• heat a vessel with 6 tsp of sesame oil and add mustard seeds, 2 tsp of urad dal, 4 tsp of gram dal, peanuts, asafoetida, curry leaves, 8 - 10 red chilies
  
• fry till golden brown color and add the tamarind juice
• add water. consistency has to be thin like rasam
  
• let it boil for 5 - 8 mins and then add the powdered gram dal mixture
  
• add few more curry leaves, crushed jaggery and let it simmer for 5 - 6 mins.
  
• switch off the flame and mix it with cooked white rice. 

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