Light meal

Tamarind rice

Name: Tamarind rice
Total time: 35 min
Yield: 3
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients: 2 cup cooked rice, cooled; 2 tbsp tamarind pulp; 2 tbsp roasted peanuts; 1 tsp sesame seeds; 1 tsp mustard seeds; 1 tsp chana dal; 0.5 tsp turmeric; 1 tsp grated jaggery; 0.5 tsp salt; 0.25 tsp red chilli powder; 8 piece curry leaves; 2 tbsp sesame oil; 80 ml water

Cooled cooked rice folded with a thick tamarind paste, peanuts, sesame and curry leaves. Puliyodarai without onion or ghee.

35 min

0 of 3 steps done

3 servings

Heat: Medium

Approximate nutrition

A rough guide per original serving, not a lab test.

Energy380 per serving
Protein7g per serving
Carbs62g per serving
Fibre4g per serving

Ingredients

Method

1.Heat oil. Crackle mustard, chana dal, peanuts, sesame and curry leaves, then stir in turmeric and chilli powder.
2.Add tamarind, jaggery, salt and water. Cook about 6 minutes till the paste is thick and glossy.
3.Take off the heat and fold in the rice gently so every grain is coated. Rest 10 minutes.

Tamarind rice

Approximate nutrition

Ingredients

Method

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