Puliyodarai

Puliyodarai 

Ingredients

• 2-3 cups of pre-cooked Rice
• 4 – 5 cups of water
• 1 cup of tamarind pulp
• 4-5 dried red chilies
• 1/2 teaspoon asafoetida (hing)
• 1/2 teaspoon coriander
  seeds
• 1/2 teaspoon mustard seeds
• 1/2 teaspoon fenugreek seeds
• 1/2 cup of urad dal
• 1/2 cup of chana dal
• 2-3 tablespoon curry leaves
• 1/2 cup of ground-nuts
• 5 -6 tablespoon of vegetable oil
• 1 teaspoon sugar
• Salt to taste

Preparation:

1. Grind coriander seeds with 2-3 dried red chilies and make a fine powder.
2. Heat the oil in a pan and sauté the mustard seeds, fenugreek seeds, udad dal,
   chana dal, red chili, hing, curry leaves & groundnuts.
3. Fry all them till golden brown.
4. Add 1 teaspoon of red chili powder, turmeric powder and add the tamarind pulp and a cup of water in it.
5. Once it start boiling, add the salt & sugar according to taste, along with the grinded powder.
6. Allow it to reduce in volume (soon you will notice that the oil leaving the sides of the pan).
7. When it becomes thick and dense, like chutney, remove from gas.
8. Mix pre-cooked rice with chutney for Puliyodarai.