Tamarind Rice Recipe and How to make Tamarind Rice

What is Tamarind Rice?

Rice with the tangy flavor of tamarind well combined with the flavor of other spices, everything well-balanced with a hint of jaggery is Tamarind rice. It is a great recipe to use left-over rice.

Let’s talk about the ingredients for Tamarind Rice recipe

Cooked rice: This recipe for Tamarind Rice uses cooked rice. Make sure the rice used is not over-cooked unless you like mushy tamarind rice.

Spice mix: A spice mix comprising of coriander seeds, chana dal, urad dal, fenugreek leaves, and red chilies is used. It gives such a distinct and wonderful flavor to the South Indian cooked rice recipes, such that I make it in bulk and stock it. This will be evident from the pictures of the recipe steps.

Tamarind and Jaggery: Certainly tamarind gives the main flavor to the dish. Little jaggery evens out the tanginess and makes tamarind perfectly balanced.

Other recipes using cooked rice

Rice is a staple thing in Indian households. And leftover rice is such a common thing in the refrigerator and therefore recipes using leftover rice is common on the blog. For example tomato rice, lemon rice, masala rice, curd rice.

How to serve Tamarind Rice?

Tamarind rice can be served for a light lunch or dinner with coriander raita.