Pulikachal Recipe | Tamarind Rice Mix

Pulikachal Recipe | Tamarind Rice Mix is a tangy and spicy homemade ready mix prepared with tamarind. Delicious tamarind rice can be prepared by mixing this ready-mix with cooked rice in just a few minutes. For any tamarind-based cuisine, I always use roasted old tamarind since it removes the toxic compounds and aids in healthy nutrition. Keep in mind that consuming too much tamarind is bad for your health.

Ingredients

• Big Lemon Size Tamarind
• 2 tbsp Ground nut
• 1/4 tsp Chana dal
• 1/2 tsp Mustard Seeds
• a pinch asafoetida
• 1/4 tsp turmeric powder
• 3 Red Chilli
• Few Curry leaves
• 3 – 5 tbsp Sesame Oil
• Salt

Ingredients to Make Pulikachal Powder

• 1/2 Cup Chana dal
• 1/2 tbsp Pepper
• 1 tbsp Fenugreek Seeds
• 1/2 tsp Coriander Seeds
• 6 Red Chilli

To Make Pulikachal Powder

• In a heavy bottom pan dry roast chana dal, pepper, fenugreek, coriander seeds, red chilli separately till crispy and aroma comes.
• Then let them cool.
• Grind it to fine powder and keep aside.

Directions

1. Soak tamarind and salt in water for 20 mins.
2. Squeeze it well and extract tamarind juice of approximately 2 cups.
3. Heat sesame oil in a heavy bottom pan, temper with mustard seeds, wait till it splutters.
4. Then add chana dal, groundnuts and wait till they get roasted.
5. Add asafetida, red chilli and curry leaves.
6. Then add tamarind salt extract, turmeric powder and boil it for a few minutes on medium flame.
7. After a few minutes add prepared pulikachal powder and mix well without lumps.
8. Continue boiling for a few more minutes in medium low flame.
9. Switch off the stove when it gets thicken as a paste, add two to three spoonfuls of sesame oil and mix well.
10. Tangy and Spicy Pulikachal / Tamarind Rice Mix is Ready.
11. Once it is cool, transfer it to an airtight container which stays fresh for a few days.
12. To prepare Puliyodarai rice, add cooked rice with one or two spoons of pulikachal and mix well.