Puliyodarai mix ( Home made) - Pulikachal

Lets make Pulidarai mix today

Ingredients:

    Masala Powder:
   

                1 teaspoon of pepper

                1 teaspoon of methi seeds

                1 teaspoon of mustard seeds

                4 teaspoons of Jeera

                8 teaspoons of dhaniya seeds

                5 to 6 red chilli ( spicy one)

                Til oil - 250ml or even more as required

                Palmful of curry leaves

                Hing

                Turmeric powder

     For Tadka:

                Til oil

                 Peanuts

                 Cashew nuts

                 Tamarind water thick (about half a litre) - Double the cricket ball size soaked in water and extracted 

                  Grated coconut

Way to go

• Cooked rice which is cooled. Cook it
• Roast the ingredients for masala and cool and grind it to coarse powder. Keep this aside
• Heat few spoons of Til oil, add mustard seeds and crackle it
• Now add few red chilli, Hing powder, and roast it. 
• Add peanuts and cashew to roast it
• Add turmeric powder and roast it mildly
• Add curry leaves and roast it mildly
• Add the grated coconut and roast it
• Now add the turmeric thick juice to it. Boil it until it looses the raw smell and gets thick or reduces to half
• Add salt to taste.
• Now add the ground puligare powder. 
• Add Til oil liberally as required.
• Cook it until oil seperates.And during cooking check for salt and adjust it.
• You are done. Now store the excess it in a air tight jar
• Mix it gently with rice. Do not use ladle as that can mash the rice. Just gently mix with hand.