Tamarind Rice

Here is the recipe of the sour, hot, spicy Tamarind rice.

All u need...!!!
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1. Basmati Rice - 2 cups
2. Tamrind - 1 cup
3. Mustard - 1 tsp
4. Jeera - 1 tsp
5. Hing - 1 tsp
6. Chenna dhal - 1/2 tsp
7. Curry leaves
8. oil - 4 tsp
9. Red Chilli - 7-8
10. Peanut(optional)
11. Turmeric powder
12. Salt to taste

How u go on making it...
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1. Cook Basmati rice n keep it aside.
2. Soak tamarind and extract thick pulp out of it
3. Heat the pan. then add 3-4 tsp of oil.
4. Add mustard. When it splutters add jeera, hing, red chillies and curry leaves.
5. To the above add a pinch of turmeric powder and the extracted tamarind.
6. Heat the pan till the raw smell of tamarind eases and until it is thick(depends on the consistency of the extract)
7. Once this is done add this extract little by little to the rice along with salt.
8. Depending on the taste add tamarind extract n salt accordingly.
9. Add roasted peanuts.

Serve hot.

Tamarind extract can be refrigerated and stored for about 2-3 weeks.