Tamarind Rice

Description

Rice mixed with Tamarind paste, salt and turmeric. Easy to prepare and is mainly made for festivals.

Ingredients

Rice - 1 cup

Tamarind - 2 lemon sized balls

Turmeric - 1 tablespoon

Fried Ground nuts - 2 -3 tablespoons

Salt

Oil

For Seasonings

Mustard seeds - 1 teaspoon

Chana dal - 1 tablespoon

Zeera - 1 tablespoon

Red chillies - 4

Methods/steps

Cook rice by adding 2 cups of water.

Cool the rice. Add turmeric and salt and mix thoroughly. Keep aside.

Soak tamarind in hot water for 5 mts. Squeeze juice out of tamarind.

Take a bowl. Add the tamarind juice and boil it till the juice turns thick.

Take a seperate pan. Add and heat sufficient oil.

Splutter mustard seeds. Add chana dal and fry them. Add zeera and red chillies and fry for 1 mt.

Now add these to the rice and the boiled tamarind juice.

Mix well and add fried ground nuts.

Tasty Tamarind rice is ready...