Easy Puliyotharai

Easy Kovil Puliyotharai
Making Koil Puliyotharai is everyone's dream. I have given a very simple method here. The collection of spices takes time, otherwise it is just that easy.

1. Cook 2 cups ( 200 ml cup)of raw rice with just 2 measure of water and one table spoon of gingilee oil with just 2 whistles in the pressure cooker. Allow it to cool.
2. Soak a lemon size tamarind  with 1 teaspoon(tsp) of salt in half a cup water and keep. After 10 minutes extract the juice from it.
3. Collect the spices given below.
a.One tsp each of coriander seeds(dhania), bengal gram, split urad dhal and sesame seeds( usually in koil puliyotharai, they do not add sesame seeds, but we can add it for extra flavour)
b. Half a tsp of methi seeds(fenugreek), mustard & asafoetida.
c. One tsp of black pepper.
d. One long red chilli or 2 if the chillis are small.
Fry all the spices given and grind them into a little coarse powder and keep.
4. Keep a handful of roasted unsalted groundnut ready and a handful of curry leaves.
Method:
Keep a non stick tawa on fire and pour 4 tsp of gingilee oil in it, Season a tsp of mustard, urad dhal, bengal gram dhal, curry leaves in it.
Add half a tsp of turmeric powder ( keep the flame low), the ground spices powder, tamarind juice, allow it to boil for 5 minutes till the raw smell of tamaring goes.
Add the cooked rice to it with roasted groundnuts and mix very slowly with a wooden spoon , so that the rice does not split.
Add one more tablespoon of raw gingilee oil and close the stove. Let it stand for half an hour and serve with fryms or vadam. You can get fresh spicy puliyotharai without the trouble of making pulikatchal and keeping it safe and all.This is as simple as making sambar and vattral kuzhambu.