easy puliyodharai recipe | temple style puliyodharai rice or tamarind rice
Recipe Snapshot
- Prep time: 15 minutes
- Cook time: 20 minutes
- Total time: 35 minutes
- Yield: 3 Servings
- Category: rice
- Cuisine: south indian
Ingredients
for puliyodharai masala powder:
- 1 tsp sesame oil / gingelly oil / nalla ennai
- 1 tsp coriander seeds
- 2 tsp urad dal
- 2 tsp chana dal
- ½ tsp pepper
- ¼ tsp methi / fenugreek seeds
- 4 dried kashmiri red chilli
- 1 tbsp sesame / til
other ingredients:
- 2 tbsp sesame oil / gingelly oil
- 1 tsp mustard / rai
- ½ tsp urad dal
- ½ tsp chana dal
- 2 tbsp peanuts (roasted)
- 1 dried kashmiri red chilli (broken)
- few curry leaves
- pinch of hing / asafoetida
- 1 cup tamarind extract
- ¼ tsp turmeric / haldi
- ½ tsp jaggery / gud
- 1 tsp salt
- 3 cup cooked rice
Method
- firstly, heat 1 tsp gingelly oil and roast spices.
- further roast 1 tbsp sesame seeds till it turns golden brown.
- blend to fine powder and puliyodharai masala powder is ready.
- now in a large kadai heat 2 -3 tbsp gingelly oil.
- add in 1 tsp mustard, ½ tsp urad dal, ½ tsp chana dal and 2 tbsp peanuts. saute till mustard seeds splutter.
- further add 1 red chill, few curry leaves and pinch of hing. saute for few seconds.
- add 1 cup tamarind juice, ¼ tsp turmeric, ½ tsp jaggery and 1 tsp salt.
- mix well and boil the mixture for 10 minutes or till oil separates.
- further add 2-3 tbsp of prepared puliyodharai masala powder.
- continue to cook till the oil separates from sides. pulikaachal is ready.
- now add 3 cup cooked rice and mix gently.
- finally, puliyodharai - temple style is ready to serve.
Kiyaan Singh’s Kitchen Note
Keep this recipe as a working base: cook once as written, then adjust spice, texture, and serving style for your own table.