Tamarind Rice (Pulihora)

Ingredients:

• Sona Masoori Rice - 1 cup
• Tamarind - lemon size
• Salt to taste

For seasoning

• Channa dal - 1 tbsp
• Urad dal - 1 tbsp
• Mustard Seeds - 1/2 tbsp
• Turmeric - 1/2 tsp
• Hing - 2 pinches
• Peanuts - 2 tbsp
• Cashews - 1 tbsp
• Chopped ginger - 1 tsp
• Green chillies - 2
• Red chillies - 3
• Curry leaves - few
• Sesame oil - 2 or 3 tbsp

Method:

• Soak tamarind in hot water for 15 min, squeeze out the juice
• Cook the rice by adding 2 cups of water
• Take oil in a pan and when it is hot add peanuts, channa dal, urad dal, mustard seeds, cashews and red chillies. When mustard seeds pop up, add turmeric, hing, green chillies, ginger pieces and curry leaves and fry for a while
• Add tamarind juice and salt, Let it boil on medium heat, mix well and cook till it becomes thick and leave the edges of the pan. Remove it from stove (It looks like tamarind paste)
• Add this tamarind paste to rice and mix well

Tip: If it is not sour enough for you, add lemon juice to taste