Tamarind Rice (Pulisadam)

Preperation Time: 25-30 min

Ingredients:
Rice (Any type of rice) - 1 Cup
Tamarind Paste - 1 tbsp
Water - 1 1/2 cup
Sesame Seeds - 1 tsp
Mustard Seeds - 2 tsp
Channa Dal - 1 tsp
Urad Dal - 1 tsp
Dry red chilli - 2 to 3
Asafoetida - 2 tsp
Reanut (raw) - 2 tbsp
Turmeric pwdr - 1/2 tsp
Red chilli pwdr - 1/2 tsp
Coriander pwdr - 1 tbsp
Oil (Sesame Oil / Gingerly oil) - 3 tbsp
Salt for taste

Preperation Method:
1) Wash the rice and cook it. Keep the cooked rice aside.
2) Heat oil in a pan. Add dry red chilli and fry well. Then add mustard seeds and allow it to sputter.
3) Add Channa dal, urad dal, peanuts, sesame seeds and fry well until the mix turns golden brown in color.
4) Add all powders to the mix and stir for a minute.
5) Mix tamarind paste in water and add the tamamrind mix to the pan. Allow it to boil. Stir occassionally. Keep boiling the mix until it turns into a semi thick paste.
6) Add the cooked rice to the pan containing the paste and mix well.

Enjoy your Pulisadam with Pickle.. :-

Note: The semi thick paste made using steps 2-5 above can be stored in a refrigerator for long time and can be used to mix with rice for making Tamarind rice whenever we want..