Soth Indian Recipes (5)...Tamarind Rice

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Ingredients :

Rice 1 Cup
Water 2 Cups
Tamarind Raw 1 big Lemon size ball.
Seasame seeds 1/4 Cup
Coriander seeds 1/4 Cup
Red chillies 15 Nos
Raw Peanuts 1/2 Cup
Salt Acc to taste

Seasoning :

Mustard Seeds 2 Tsp.
Channa dal 1 Tsp.
Urad dal 1 Tsp.
Curry leaves few.
Hing 2 Tsp.
Oil 3 Tbsp.

Additional Flavour :

Coriander seeds 1 Tbsp.
Black Pepper 1 Tsp.
Butter/ghee 1 Tsp.

Method:

For the Gravy

Soak Tamarind in water for an hour & extract
the juice. Heat a pan with 2 Tbsp of oil do the
seasoning. Add the Peanuts & fry for a minute.

Pour in the extract & let it boil till it leaves the
raw smell. Dry fry the seasame ,Coriander seeds
& grind to a powder.

Add the powder, along with salt & mix .
Cook till reaches the semi liquid consistency.
Cool & set aside.

Fry the Coriander & pepper in ghee & grind to
powder.

Cook the rice with water & cool.

For Mixing the rice

Mix the Additional flavour ingredients to rice.
Add enough gravy & mix gently with 1 Tbsp of Oil.
Adjust the seasoning.

Preserve the gravy in the fridge , use as & when
necessary.

Substitute Garbanzo beans instead of Peanuts.
Soak the Channa overnight , pressure cook & add
to the boiling tamarind.

Also substitute Tamarind extract instead of saoking
procedure.

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