Indian
Indian - Street Food and Snacks
Tamarind Rice
Chef's Menu Description
An authentic Indian specialty cooked with freshly ground roasted spices, caramelised onions, and aromatic herbs in the traditional style.
Ingredients
- • 3 cups day-old cooked rice, grains separated
- • 1/3 cup thick tamarind pulp
- • 3 tbsp sesame (gingelly) oil
- • 1 tsp mustard seeds
- • 2 tbsp chana dal
- • 2 tbsp peanuts
- • 12 curry leaves
- • 2 tbsp puliyodarai podi
- • 1/2 tsp salt
Preparation Steps
1
Phase 1
Heat the sesame oil, crackle the mustard seeds, then fry the chana dal and peanuts until golden, and finish with the curry leaves.
2
Phase 2
Add the tamarind pulp, puliyodarai podi, and salt, and simmer until it reduces to a thick dark paste that leaves oil at the edges.
3
Phase 3
Let the paste cool slightly so the rice does not turn mushy.
4
Phase 4
Fold in the rice a few spoonfuls at a time until every grain is evenly coated.
5
Phase 5
Rest for 30 minutes for the flavours to soak in and serve at room temperature, railway-stall style.