Recipes / South Indian

Puliyodarai (tamarind rice)

Temple-style sour rice paste with mustard and sesame.

Household recipes vary; this is a culinary overview for UK home cooks, not a certified restaurant method and not diet advice.

4 servings · Prep 15 min · Cook 20 min · Tamil Nadu

Ingredients

  • Tamarind extract
  • Mustard, fenugreek, curry leaf, hing
  • Sesame
  • Cooked rice
  • Jaggery pinch
  • Dried chilli

Method

  1. Cook tamarind paste with spices until thick.
  2. Mix through rice. Finish with sesame.

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