Puli sadam/Tamarind rice/Puliyodharai is loved by all. Its one of the best lunch box recipes.Ideal for travel. You can prepare this pulikachal ( Tamarind rice paste) in advance and store it for weeks in fridge. With papad or vadam as side dish, it tastes divine!!
I would say my MIL makes the best puliodharai which I’ve tasted so far. Its taste would be equivalent to temple puliogare (Kovil puliyodharai) but I would say its our home style version ;). We are a big fan of her tamarind rice recipe. Yesterday we made this for our trip to Tirupathi. It was very flavorful and tasty. Though there are many varieties of pulikachal recipes in this blogosphere, I wanted to share my version. I’ve tried to give the step by step pictures for beginners & bachelors.Thanks a to ton to my MIL for teaching me this wonderful keeper recipe.Please have a look at the “Points to remember “ section before proceeding.I have shared some useful tips on how to make perfect tamarind rice learning from my MIL :) Lets see how to make Pulikachal & Puli sadam/ Tamarind rice at home following these simple steps and video.
INGREDIENTS FOR PULIYOGARE PASTE
METHOD
HOW TO MAKE TAMARIND RICE
INGREDIENTS
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METHOD
- Pressure cook the rice in the ratio of 1:2 if u use basmati rice, We always use steamed rice or raw rice. So I add 2.5-3 cups of water. Add a tsp of oil in the rice before cooking to get the rice separate and fluffy.
- Take the cooked plain rice in a wide plate or bowl and add sesame oil.Allow it to cool a little.
- Add the puliogare paste little by little and mix well using a fork like ladle. Check for taste.Add more salt & oil if needed.
- Enjoy with papad !!
- Raw curry leaves, hing and roasted methi seeds gives the flavor to puli sadham .So do not compromise in adding those ingredients. Please don’t forget to add raw curry leaves and hing in the tamarind extract as well as while tempering.That’s the important step.
- My MIL sometimes reserve a tsp of the roasted powder and adds at the end on the plain rice before mixing the paste.She says this gives an additional flavour. But this step is purely optional.
- Always make the paste minimum one day in advance because it takes time to get all the taste blends into it.
- The shelf life of the paste is 1 week without refrigeration. U can keep it for two weeks provided you reheat it every 3 days by adding little water. If refrigerated it stays good for a month too..
- The taste of tamarind paste increases day by day.
- U can try adding coriander seeds while roasting the channa dal and red chilly. It gives an additional flavour.But some people may not like this.
- Also add the roasted peanuts in the end before switching off the flame if u wish to use it. We don’t like peanuts in tamarind rice,so i’ve not added it..
- After mixing the paste and rice check for salt , add more if necessary.Add more sesame oil if it looks dry.
- If u feel its too spicy for u , add more sesame oil and little salt to reduce the spiciness. Here i’ve given measurements for mild spiciness.That would be enough..
- If u love to have more spicy rice , then add 2 more red chillies while roasting and powder it along with methi seeds and channa dal. .
- Also to reduce the tanginess in tamarind paste, just pinch and roast more red chillies and add it to the paste , mix well and add it to the rice after some time.
- Please prepare the tamarind rice at least one hour before serving. We should give some setting time for the rice to absorb all the taste in the paste.
- When you make it for lunch box or travel , use ladle to mix the rice and paste . Please don’t use your hands to mix it. Rice will spoil quickly.
- Vadagam or vathal would be the best accompaniment for puli sadham. My mom makes a thogayal with fried gram dal /pottukadalai. I’ll post it soon. It goes well for tamarind & lemon rice.
POINTS TO REMEMBER
That looks wonderful chitra....yummy pulisadham :)
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i love it...too good..
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ReplyDeletePulikaichal looks fantastic. Love the video too.
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superb recipe...looks more tempting...well explained too!!
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awesome tamarind rice... would love some! Have to try it...
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I got to save this recipe. What mouth watering pics :)
ReplyDeleteVow.Love the pics and the presentation. Explanation is exhaustive. The salangai oli is so pleasant to hear.With such details really "any one can cook". It reminds the song from Minsara Kanavu-the sentence " Pasi Konda velai Thalikkum osai santhosha sangeetham". Your video is an appetizer.
ReplyDeleteThanks a lot friends for ur lovely , encouraging comments :)
ReplyDeleteYour pics reminded me of home :) This is almost the same way we make Tamarind rice in our home too! Its a childhood favorite and a regular for all festivals and special occasions :)
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ReplyDeletelooks perfect dear .
Addictive tamarind rice n deliciously done..Yummy!
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