Sunday, October 17, 2010

Puliodarai/Puliogare

This recipe serves 3.

Ingredients:
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  • Rice(sona masuri/basmati) - 1 cup
  • Gingelly oil - 4 teaspoon
Method:
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  • Soak rice for 15 min.Drain the excess water.
  • Add 2 tsp oil of oil in a kadai and saute the drained rice till water evaporates completely.
  • Boil water(rice : water=1:2) and add the rice to it with 1 tsp of oil.
  • Cook covered.
  • Set aside to cool and pour 1 tsp of oil .The grains should be separate.
For the tamarind paste
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  • Thick Tamarind juice - extracted from a ball of diameter 3 cm
  • Mustard seeds - 1 tsp
  • asafoetida - 1/2 tsp
  • Chana dal - 1 1/2 tsp
  • Groundnuts - 1 handful
  • Red chillies - 3 ,broken into halves
  • turmeric powder - a pinch
  • jaggery - 1 tsp, powdered
  • salt - 1 tsp(can be altered according to sourness of tamarind)
  • oil - 3 to 4 tsp

Method:
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  • Add oil in a kadai.Add mustard seeds.
  • When it splutters,add chana dal,groundnuts,red chillies,hing and saute till golden brown.
  • Add tamarind juice extract,jaggery,salt,turmeric powder.
  • Stir well and cook on a medium flame till it thickens into a paste.
  • You can store it in an air tight container in refrigerator.

For the powder
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  • Dhania/coriander seeds - 2 tsp
  • Jeera - 1/2 tsp
  • Pepper - 10 to 15 peppercorns(depending on one's taste)
  • Red chillies - 8 to 10
  • Til / sesame seeds - 2 1/2 tsp
  • Fenugreek seeds - 1/2 tsp
  • Dry coconut,shredded - 3 tsp(optional...If you wish to store the powder,avoid coconut)
  • Chana dal - 1 tsp
  • Urad dal - 1 1/2 tsp
  • Hing - 1/2 tsp
Method:
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  • Heat 1 tsp oil in a kadai.
  • Add urad dal,chana dal,fenugreek seeds,coriander seeds and saute till golden brown.
  • Add peppercorns,til,jeera and saute till it bursts.
  • Add red chillies,hing,dry coconut and fry for another 3 min till all the ingredients get roasted.
  • Set aside to cool.And grind into a coarse powder in a mixer.
For puliodarai:
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  • Heat 2 tsp of ghee in a kadai.
  • Add mustard seeds.When it splutters,add curry leaves.
  • On a low flame,add cooked rice to it .Add 2 to 3 tsp of paste.
  • Mix well with a flat spatula.Do not mash the rice.
  • Add 3 tsp of powder too.Mix well.
  • Adjust the quantity of paste,powder,salt according to taste.
Serve hot with curd and potato chips.

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