Tamarind Rice

Tamarind - Big Lemon Size
Boiled Rice - 3 cups
Mustard and urud dhal- 1 tsp
Channa Dal - 2 tsp
Red chilli - 5-7 nos
Curry Leaves - few
Hing - 1 pinch
Cashews - 10 nos
Turmeric powder - 1/2 tsp
Ground nuts - 1/4 cup ( half powdered)
Gingelly oil and salt as required


Method :

1.Pressure Cook Rice and put it on a plate and cool it, Keep Aside.
2. soak and Squeeze tamarind into thick pulp and keep Aside
3. In a pan, add oil and when heats add mustard and Urud dhal to this when it splutters add the other items channa dhal, cashews,curry leaves, hing, red chilli and fry it..don't leave it to go black.
4. Add tamarind Pulp to this and add salt and turmeric powder and leave it to boil.
5. Wait till oil oozes out and pulp thickens.Switch off the Flame.
6. Add rice to this and check salt and mix them well. Add 2 tsp of gingely oil to this mixture to make the rice soft.
7. Serve with papad or apalam or potato fry