PULI SUNDAL RECIPE

This is an easy one pot meal we make for dinner.Tastes similar to puliyogare ..It is an authentic dish that is made in kumbakonam , mayavaram areas.. I learnt this recipe from my MIL..It tastes best adding sesame oil and with chopped pearl onions as side dish :)

INGREDIENTS:

• Par Boiled Rice /Saapaatu arisi(rice used for lunch) – 1 cup
• Toor dal – 1/8 cup
• Water – 3 cups or less ( depending on ur rice )
• Tamarind - A medium lemon size
• Red chilly – 4 to 6 nos
• Oil – 2 tbsp
• Mustard seeds – 1/2 tsp
• Urad dal – 1/4 tsp
• Asafetida /Hing – 1/2 tsp
• Curry leaves – a sprig
• Salt – to taste

DIRECTIONS:

• In a broad kadai, dry roast Rice and toor dal separately till it turns light golden brown and nice aroma rises. 
• Heat 2 tbsp of oil in a kadai and add the mustard seeds.Once it starts spluttering,add urad dal,pinched red chillies ,curry leaves and 1/4 tsp of asafetida/Hing.
• Soak tamarind in water and extract juice using 3 cups of water as mentioned above.Its not necessary that u should use all the 3 cups for extracting the juice.U can use how much ever u want.Remaining water u can add as it is. 
• Now wash the roasted rice and toor dal .Keep it in the cooker.
• Then add all the seasoning items into it with the required salt ,tamarind juice+remaining water(Totally it should be 6 cups as mentioned above).
• Add the turmeric powder,curry leaves and 1/4 tsp of asafetida.
• Now pressure cook everything for 1 or 2 whistles(according to ur cooker).
• Remove and add sesame oil before and during serving!!

Hot , Yummy Puli Sundal is ready.U can eat this as it is!!No side dish is reqd. If needed u can have this with coconut chutney!!But chopped pearl onions is the best side dish for this rice. Pickle will also do !

KITCHEN CLINIC

Tamarind: The pulp, leaves, and bark of tamarind have medical applications. For example, in the Philippines, the leaves have been traditionally used in herbal tea for reducing malaria fever. Tamarind is used as an Ayurvedic Medicine for gastric and/or digestion problems. Toor Dhal: They are highly nutritious containing up to 28% protein, and 10 times more fat, 5 times more vitamin A, and 3 times more vitamin C than ordinary peas.

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