Hulianna / Tamarind Rice with Ground Masala

 Hulianna / Tamarind Rice with Ground Masala 

• Cooked Rice – 3 cups
• Tamarind – 2 lemon sized balls 
• Warm Water --1-1/2 cup's to soak the tamarind . 
• Salt to taste

To Roast n grind to a fine powder 

• Oil -2 tsp 
• Coriander seeds – 1 tblsp
• Chana dhal – 1 tblsp
• Urad dhal– 2 tsp
• Cumin seeds– 1 tsp
• Methi seeds – 1/2 tsp
• Hing /Asafoetida – a small piece
• Red chillies – 4 

Seasoning 

• Oil- 1 tsp 
• Groundnuts 2 tblsp
• Oil --1 tblsp
• Mustard seeds – 1 tsp
• Curry leaves – 2 sprig's 
• Dry Red Chilly - 2 , broken 
• Turmeric powder – 1/2 tsp

Method
Soak tamarind in warm water and squeeze  1 cup thick pulp.. 

In a pan add oil n  roast coriander seeds, chana dhal ,Urid Dhal ,Cumin seeds, hing, red chilles  n methi seeds till golden color . Cool it . 

Grind the roasted ingredients to a fine powder.

In a kadai add a tsp of oil n roast groundnuts . Remove it n peel the skin . 

In a kadai  add oil n splutter mustard seeds,  add broken dry red chillies n curry leaves  stir for few seconds . Add the tamarind pulp , salt , turmeric powder n cook for a minute or two . Add roasted groundnuts, cooked rice, ground masala powder n mix gently ,so the rice grains wont break .

Serve hot .