Varagu Arisi Puliyodarai Recipe | Kudo Millet Tamarind Rice

Name: Varagu Arisi Puliyodarai Recipe | Kudo Millet Tamarind Rice
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 40 min
Ingredients: 1 Cup Varagu Arisi (Kudo Millet) (1 Cup - 250ml); 1 Lemon Size Tamarind (¼); ¼ tsp Turmeric Powder; ¼ tsp Asafoetida (Asafetida / Hing); 1½ tsp Salt (Adjust as needed); 2 tsp Coriander seeds; ¼ tsp Fenugreek seeds; 8-10 nos Red Chili; ½ tsp Peppercorns; 2 tsp Sesame Seeds; 3 tbsp Sesame Oil; 1 tsp Mustard seeds; 2 tsp Split Urad Dal; 2 tsp Split Bengal Gram (Channa Dal / Kadalaparuppu); 3 tbsp Peanuts; Few Curry leaves

Posted on Feb 11th, 2021

by Sowmya Venkatachalam

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Varagu Arisi Puliyodarai Recipe | Kudo Millet Tamarind Rice

5 from 2 votes

Varagu Arisi Puliyodarai, a delicious tamarind rice made using Kudo millet instead of regular rice. This millet rich spicy tamarind rice is a delight to our taste buds and its healthier choice too. Learn here how to make this Varagu Arisi Puliyodarai Recipe with step by step pictures, instructions and video.

Prep Time 10 minutes

Cook Time 30 minutes

Total Time 40 minutes

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Want to eat Puliyodarai but with a little twist and healthy? Puliyodarai mix is easy to prepare and we can make in a big batch and store it in air-tight container and refrigerate it. We can use the puliyodarai mix and mix with any type of millets. First we need to cook the millet and keep it aside and then after making the puliyodarai we can mix and enjoy. Even with broken wheat, aval we can mix the puliyodrai. So Instead of tasting the conventional tamarind rice, we can enjoy the same taste with the millets to make it little healthy! Try this Varagu Arisi (Kudo Millet) Puliyodarai and you will surely enjoy it.

Tips for making Varagu Arisi Puliyodarai Recipe | Kudo Millet Tamarind Rice

Wash and soak the millet atleast for 30 mins that will help the millet gets cooked quickly.
We can add urad dal to the grinding ingredients which helps to get thicker consistency puliyodarai.
We can prepare the puliyodarai ahead and store in refrigerator and use it whenever we need.
If you want the puliyodarai to have more shelf life, be generous while adding oil. Oil helps to preserve.
If you like, you can add 1 teaspoon of jaggery to the puliyodarai.
Allow the cooked millet to cool down and then mix with the puliyodarai.

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INSTRUCTIONS WITH STEP BY STEP PICTURES:

SOAK TAMARIND

Soak the tamarind in warm water for 10 mins. After 10 mins, squeeze to extract the juice. Set this tamarind juice aside.

COOKING MILLET

First lets work with the millet. Wash the millet thoroughly and soak in water for 15 mins.

After 15 mins, drain the water. Bring 2.5 Cups of water to boil. Once the water starts to boil, add the drained kudo millet and stir well.

Allow the water to absorb fully and then close the pan with a lid and keep the flame low and cook for 5 more minutes. Once all the moisture is absorbed and millet is cooked, switch off the flame. Allow the cooked millet to cool completely to become fluffy. Now the cooked millet ready!

PREPARING PULIKACHAL SPICE POWER

Heat a pan. add coriander seeds, fenugreek seeds, red chili and peppercorns and dry roast till we get nice aroma. Finally add sesame seeds and roast them till the sesame seeds starts to sputter.

- Take these roasted ingredients aside and allow it to cool. Grind the roasted ingredients to a smooth powder.

MAKING PULIYODARAI

Heat gingelly oil in a pan. Add mustard seeds and allow it to sputter. Then, add split urad dal, bengal gram dal, peanuts and roast them in oil. Then add curry leaves and saute for few seconds.