Ingredients

• Rice - 2 cups
• Water - 4 cups
• Channa dal - 3 tbsp
• Urad dal - 2 tbsp
• Mustard seeds - 2 tsps
• Sesame seeds - 3 tbsp
• Tamarind pulp - 1/4 cup
• Sugar -2tsp
• Oil - 1 cup
• Butter - 3tsp
• Green chillies - 6
• Ginger - 1 small piece
• Whole red chillies - 6
• Peanuts - 1/4 cup
• Turmeric powder - 1/2 tsp
• Salt to taste

How to Make Tasty Tamarind Rice

• Wash the rice, add water and cook till done.
• Add salt to taste, sugar and turmeric powder to tamarind pulp. Heat in a pan on low flame till a nice paste is formed.
• Add tamarind paste to cooked rice.
• Grind 1 tsp mustard seeds and sesame seeds to a thick paste.
• Chop ginger and green chillies finely.
• Heat oil and add red chillies, 1 tsp mustard seeds, channa dal, urad dal and peanuts. Saute for 2-3 mins till dals turn brown.
• Add chopped ginger and chillies. Stir-fry for a minute.
• Add paste of mustard seeds and sesame seeds.
• Then add all these to rice with butter. Mix well and serve.