Temple Style Puliyodarai

Puliyodarai

Authentic Temple Style Puliyodarai

Preparation time:  30 mins
Serves: 4

Ingredients:

Rice : 2 cups
Tamarind: 1 big lemon sized ball
Dry red chilly: 12 nos
Coriander seeds: 2 tblspn
Chenna dhal 2 tblspn
Methi (fenugreek seeds): 1 tspn
Cumin seeds:  1tspn
Sesame seeds: 1tspn
Sesame oil: 3 tblspn
Curry leaves: 10 leaves
Mustard seeds: 1/2tspn
Peanuts: 1tblspn
Asetofida: 1/2tspn
Turmeric powder: 1/2tspn
Salt as per taste

Pre preparation:

• Cook the rice and cool it
• Soak the tamarind and extract the concentrated juice 
• Dry roast the dry ŕed chilly, coriander seeds, cumin seeds,  1 tblspn chenna dhal, methi seeds and sesame seeds , grind it into fine powder

Method:

• Heat a kadai add the sesame oil and heat it
• One the oil is heated add mustard seeds, Chenna dhal,peanuts and fry it
• Add curry leaves and asetofida 
• Add the extracted tamarind juice and add salt, turmeric powder and bring it boil for 15 mins
• Once the mixture is thickened well add  the ground powder and mix well and switch off the flame
• Once the mixture is cooled completely, mix it with plain rice and check for seasoning.

Authentic Temple Style puliyodarai is ready serve

Serve it with Vada or pappad