INSTANT PULI SADAM | LEFTOVER RICE RECIPES

I am a big big fan of puli sadam. Puliyogare, puli sadam – what ever form it is. So one day when my co-sis was happily enjoying her days with her mom at her mom’s place, I asked her what aunty cooking special for you and she said puli sadam. Instantly I drooled and she said its very easy and a leftover rice recipe. I asked her how and she, even before I asked, took pictures how her mom made it with her mobile and sent it me through whats app. How useful our mobiles are these days. Thanks Ice And I tried this when I had some leftover rice and I loved it. It was like my mom’s Puli sundal which I will share the recipe later. I know many of us do lemon rice and this is one variation with tamarind and very flavorful too. It may not be similar to our regular puli sadams, but sure is a delicious recipe.

Instant puli sadam recipe

Recipe Cuisine: Indian  |  Recipe Category: Lunch
Prep Time: 5 mins    |  Cook time: 15 mins    |  Serves: 3

Ingredients

Left over cooked rice	3 cups
Tamarind	small lemon sized
Turmeric	1/4 tsp
Salt	As needed
Curry leaves	1 sprig

 

To temper

Sesame oil/ oil	2 tblsp
Mustard	3/4 tsp
Urad dal	2 tsp
Channa dal	1 tblsp
Dry Red chilli	4
Asafoetida	1/8 tsp

 

Method

1. Separate the grains of left over rice. You can add little oil to ease this process, or wet your hands with water and fluff it. Soak tamarind in hot water and extract juice with a cup of water.

2. In a large enough kadai to hold the rice, temper with the items given under ‘To temper’ table in order. Add the tamarind extract and salt as needed.

3. Add turmeric and bring to boil. Add the leftover rice and cook in medium flame.
4. Cook until all the tamarind extract is blended with the rice and garnish with torn fresh curry leaves.  

Notes

• Mashed up leftover rice wont work for this.
• Keep the leftover rice in fridge and use it the next day or when ever needed.
• You can add peanuts while tempering if you like, but she did not add.

Serve with spicy potato curry or some homemade vadam / vathal or appalam.
    

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