South Indian
Tamarind Rice (Puliyodarai)
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Tamarind Rice (Puliyodarai) is South Indian home cooking, eaten at lunch and dinner. On the plate it is the dish at the centre. Below is what usually sits beside it, what it does and does not contain, and what else to cook once you have made it.
Ingredients
The quantities follow this count.
How to cook it
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Simmer the tamarind pulp with the turmeric and jaggery until it thickens into a jammy paste, then set it aside.
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Dry roast the sesame seeds and fenugreek seeds separately until fragrant, then grind them to a coarse powder.
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Heat the sesame oil in a wide pan and let the mustard seeds pop, then fry the peanuts, chana dal, and urad dal until golden, followed by the dried red chilies and curry leaves.
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Stir in the thickened tamarind paste and the ground spice powder and cook for 2 minutes until fragrant and glossy.
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Add the cooled rice and salt and toss gently until every grain is coated a deep tamarind brown, then serve at room temperature or warm.
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Serve it with
A South Indian dinner is a plate rather than a single dish. These are the courses that normally sit beside Tamarind Rice (Puliyodarai), read from the same composition Dinejot builds a real meal from.
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What it is eaten with
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The sharp little thing
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Something cool and fresh
A course labelled with another kitchen's name comes from a cuisine in the same family, which is where this plate usually borrows it from.
Safe at your table
Dinejot tracks ten allergens and tags every one of them by hand, so the absences below are as deliberate as the presences. Tamarind Rice (Puliyodarai) carries peanuts and sesame. It is free of the remaining 8 allergens on that list.
| Allergen | In this dish | Cook this instead |
|---|---|---|
| Peanuts | Yes | Adai (Tamil Nadu Multi-Lentil Dosa) |
| Tree nuts | No | |
| Dairy | No | |
| Gluten | No | |
| Shellfish | No | |
| Eggs | No | |
| Soy | No | |
| Fish | No | |
| Sesame | Yes | Adai (Tamil Nadu Multi-Lentil Dosa) |
| Coconut | No |
These tags are set by a person rather than inferred from an ingredient list, and they describe the recipe as written here. Read the labels on whatever you actually buy.
What it brings to the plate
Estimated, per serving
- Calories
- 370 kcal
- Protein
- 6 g
- Carbs
- 50 g
- Fat
- 16 g
- Fiber
- 3 g
- Sugar
- 5 g
- Sodium
- 420 mg
- Saturated fat
- 2 g
Estimated values. Actual nutrition varies with ingredients, brands, and how you cook.
When to cook it
Tamarind Rice (Puliyodarai) takes about 35 minutes from a cold stove to the table, and the cooking itself is a fair bit of work. It is eaten at lunch and dinner. Nothing in the calendar rules it out, so it is a year round dish.
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