Puliyodarai – Tamil Iyengar Style (Tamarind Rice) | Rasaala

Name: Puliyodarai – Tamil Iyengar Style (Tamarind Rice) | Rasaala
Total time: 150 min
Ingredients: 1/2 slab tamarind block (soak in warm water for a few hours); 3 tbsp sesame oil; 4-6 dry red chilies; 2 tbsp chana dal (soak in a bit of water for about 20 mins); 4 tbsp Salt; 1 cube jaggery/gud (if using powder, roughly 2 tbsp - this is also optional, but gives a rounded taste); 1/2 tsp Turmeric powder; 1 tsp Hing; 1 tsp methi seeds (vendhayam/whole fenugreek seeds. Can also add methi powder instead); 1 cup rice; 2 tbsp sesame oil; 1/4 cup Raw peanuts; 2 tsp Salt; 1/2 tsp Hing; 2 tbsp puliyodarai podi (spice powder) (see notes for link to puliyodarai powder recipe)

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Ingredients

1/2 slab tamarind block (soak in warm water for a few hours)
3 tbsp sesame oil
4-6 dry red chilies
2 tbsp chana dal (soak in a bit of water for about 20 mins)
4 tbsp Salt
1 cube jaggery/gud (if using powder, roughly 2 tbsp - this is also optional, but gives a rounded taste)
1/2 tsp Turmeric powder
1 tsp Hing
1 tsp methi seeds (vendhayam/whole fenugreek seeds. Can also add methi powder instead)
1 cup rice
2 tbsp sesame oil
1/4 cup Raw peanuts
2 tsp Salt
1/2 tsp Hing
2 tbsp puliyodarai podi (spice powder) (see notes for link to puliyodarai powder recipe)