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Tamarind Rice

Ingredients

Basmati Rice 2 cups
Tamarind 20 - 25 gm
Red chillies 4
Hing 1/4 teasp
Turmeric powder 1/2 teasp
Oil 2 tablesp
Mustard Seeds 1/2 teasp
Urad dal 1 teasp
Channa dal 2 teasp
Salt to taste
Curry leaves to garnish

Method :

1. Cook rice with salt. Cool.
2. Take thick tamarind juice.
3. Heat 1 tablesp oil in a sauce pan. Add divided red chillies. When fried, add the tamarind juice.
4. Add turmeric & hing & boil until it becomes a liquid paste.
5. Heat the remainder oil in a frying pan, add mustard seeds. When they pop up, add the urad dal & channa dal & fry until golden.
6. Add this fried things to the rice.
7. Add the tamarind paste & mix uniformly.
8. Garnish with curry leaves.