TAMARIND RICE

Ingredients:

   

2 cups basmathi rice

1/2 cup tamarind juice

salt to taste

1/2 tsp turmeric powder

1/2 tsp jaggery powder

1 tsp fenugreek

a pinch of asafoetida

1 tsp mustard

1 tsp channa dhal

6 red chilly

100 gms sesame oil(as needed)

a bunch of curry leaves

1 tsp peanuts

How to make tamarind rice:

    * Pressure Cook the rice and spread on a plate. keep aside.
    * Heat the non-stick skillet add fenugreek and asafoetida dry fry (without oil) for a minute.
    * Grind this into a fine powder. Set aside.
    * To the tamarind juice add salt, turmeric powder, jaggery, ground powder of fenugreek and asafoetida.
    * Fry mustard, red chillies, channa dhal, peanuts and curry leaves in sesame oil.
    * Pour into the tamarind juice mixture.
    * Boil tamarind juice till it reaches thick gravy form and until oil comes out with good flavour.
    * Add cooked tamarind gravy to the rice.
    * Pour in 1 tsp. of oil, if needed. Mix well and serve.