Varagu Arisi Puliyodarai Recipe | Kudo Millet Tamarind Rice
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.
Servings: 4 people
Calories: 270kcal
Equipment
- Mixer Grinder
- Heavy Bottomed Pan
Ingredients
- 1 Cup Varagu Arisi (Kudo Millet) 1 Cup - 250ml
- 1 Lemon Size Tamarind ¼
- ¼ teaspoon Turmeric Powder
- ¼ teaspoon Asafoetida (Asafetida / Hing)
- 1½ teaspoon Salt Adjust as needed
For Grinding
- 2 teaspoon Coriander seeds
- ¼ teaspoon Fenugreek seeds
- 8-10 nos Red Chili
- ½ teaspoon Peppercorns
- 2 teaspoon Sesame Seeds
For Tempering
- 3 tablespoon Sesame Oil
- 1 teaspoon Mustard seeds
- 2 teaspoon Split Urad Dal
- 2 teaspoon Split Bengal Gram (Channa Dal / Kadalaparuppu)
- 3 tablespoon Peanuts
- Few Curry leaves
Instructions
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.
- Then add tamarind extract to the pan along with turmeric powder, salt, asafetida and allow the tamarind extract to boil till the raw smell goes off.
- Then, add the ground puliyodarai spice mix and stir well. Allow the puliyodarai mix to boil in low flame for 5 mins. Allow the oil to ooze out from the puliyodarai mix.
- Then switch off the flame. Add the cooked millet and gently mix with the puliyodarai.
- Serve the delicious Varagu Arisi (Kudo Millet ) Puliyodarai and enjoy!!!
Nutrition
Serving: 1Cup | Calories: 270kcal | Carbohydrates: 36g | Protein: 6g | Fat: 8g