Tamarind rice

Ingredients:

Rice -3 cups
Tamarind- 1 cup
Channa dal(soaked)-1/4 cup
Urad dal(soaked)- 1tsp
Groundnuts-1/2 cup
Turmeric-2tsp
Mustard seeds-1tbsp
Cumin seeds-1tsp
Asafoetida-1tsp
Curry leaves- 1 bunch (small)
Red chillies-5
Oil-1/2 cup
Salt to taste


Method:

Soak tamarind in water and extract thick juice out of it.

Cook rice, add salt and add little oil and mix it well. Keep it aside.

Now in a pan, take tamarind extract add salt, turmeric, cook until it thickness.

Add cooked tamarind extract (according to taste) into the rice and mix it well.

Heat oil in a pan, add channa dal, urad dal, red chilies, curry leaves, mustard, cumin seeds, groundnuts and asafoetida fry for few minutes.

As the ingredients turns brown and the mustard starts to splutter, mix all these to the above prepared rice.

Tamarind rice is ready to serve.