Cookbook:Puliyodarai (South Indian Tamarind Rice)

Puliyodarai (South Indian Tamarind Rice)
Category	Rice recipes
Servings	5
Time	20 minutes
Difficulty

Cookbook | Ingredients | Recipes | Indian Cuisine

Puliyodarai, is a speciality of the South Indian coastal state of Tamil Nadu.

Also see Cookbook:Pulihora.

Ingredients

Garnishing powder

• 1 tbsp split peas
• 1 tbsp coriander seeds
• ½ tsp fenugreek seeds
• 2–3 dry red chillies

Puliyodarai

• 4 cups cooked white rice
• Vegetable oil
• 2 tsp mustard seeds
• 3 tbsp gingely (sesame) oil ("Til" oil in Hindi, "Nallennai" in Tamil)
• 2 tbsp split peas
• 2 tbsp groundnuts (peanuts)
• ½ tsp asafoetida (heengh in Hindi, perungayum in Tamil)
• 3–4 dry red chillies
• 4–5 curry leaves
• 1.5 tbsp tamarind concentrate
• 1 tsp turmeric powder
• ¾ tbsp salt

Procedure

Garnishing Powder

1. Dry roast all ingredients in a pan without oil until deep brown.
2. Grind to a fine powder after the mix cools down.

Puliyodarai

1. Heat the oil in a pan.
2. Add groundnuts and split-peas, and fry until golden brown.
3. Add mustard seeds, asafoetida and red-chillies (broken into pieces). Wait until the mustard seeds splutter, then remove pan from stove.
4. Mix rice, salt, turmeric powder and tamarind concentrate. Add a little oil to the raw rice before cooking it. This gives it a better texture.
5. Add the garnishing powder and curry leaves and mix well.

Notes, tips, and variations

• Serve with yogurt/curd.
• Garnishing powder can be prepared ahead of time and can be stored for up to 2 months (no refrigeration needed).
• Vary amount of salt/spices as needed.
• 1 tsp sesame can be powdered and added for more taste.
• A pinch of jaggery can be added