{"id":2680,"slug":"puliyodarai-south-indian-tamarind-rice","title":"Puliyodarai (South Indian Tamarind Rice)","description":"Puliyodarai, is a speciality of the South Indian coastal state of Tamil Nadu.","ingredients_raw":["1 tbsp split peas","1 tbsp coriander seeds","½ tsp fenugreek seeds","2–3 dry red chillies","4 cups cooked white rice","Vegetable oil","2 tsp mustard seeds","3 tbsp gingely (sesame) oil (\"Til\" oil in Hindi, \"Nallennai\" in Tamil)","2 tbsp split peas","2 tbsp groundnuts (peanuts)","½ tsp asafoetida (heengh in Hindi, perungayum in Tamil)","3–4 dry red chillies","4–5 curry leaves","1.5 tbsp tamarind concentrate","1 tsp turmeric powder","¾ tbsp salt"],"ingredients_norm":["split pea","coriander seed","fenugreek seed","dry red chili","cooked white rice","vegetable oil","mustard seed","gingely oil","groundnut","asafoetida","curry leaf","tamarind concentrate","turmeric powder","salt"],"steps":["Dry roast all ingredients in a pan without oil until deep brown.","Grind to a fine powder after the mix cools down.","Heat the oil in a pan.","Add groundnuts and split-peas, and fry until golden brown.","Add mustard seeds, asafoetida and red-chillies (broken into pieces). Wait until the mustard seeds splutter, then remove pan from stove.","Mix rice, salt, turmeric powder and tamarind concentrate. Add a little oil to the raw rice before cooking it. This gives it a better texture.","Add the garnishing powder and curry leaves and mix well."],"categories":["Rice recipes","Vegan recipes","Indian recipes","Recipes using rice","Recipes for curry","Pan fried recipes","Side dish recipes","Recipes using asafoetida","Recipes using coriander","Recipes using curry leaf","Recipes using fenugreek seed","Recipes using vegetable oil","Recipes using mustard seed"],"prep_time_minutes":null,"cook_time_minutes":null,"total_time_minutes":20,"servings":"5","yield_text":null,"difficulty":"easy","source_name":"wikibooks","source_url":"https://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Cookbook:Puliyodarai_(South_Indian_Tamarind_Rice)","source_ref":"4615204","authors_url":"https://en.wikibooks.org/w/index.php?title=Cookbook:Puliyodarai_(South_Indian_Tamarind_Rice)&action=history","license":"CC BY-SA 4.0","license_url":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/","extraction_confidence":null,"content_hash":"e9d919600a777a4df656ba69654cc296974229b9ae6527f7a79ea4187bd062c7","created_at":"2026-08-02T14:43:16Z","updated_at":"2026-08-02T14:43:16Z","notice":null,"url":"https://recipecontextprotocol.com/recipes/puliyodarai-south-indian-tamarind-rice"}