I am bringing back my child hood memories in this blog by posting this recipe. In our child hood,we used to roast the tamarind seed, break the outer cover and eat it. You have to keep the same in your mouth for sometime and with the help of saliva, it becomes soft. We really used to enjoy the same by not frying it in the kadai, but put it in the charcoal after cooking our food, then remove it from the fire, break it with a stone.
We also used to enjoy the tamarind mixed with red chilli, salt, jaggery and bit of coconut oil and make a lolly pop with the stick and enjoy. Another interesting one is break the raw mangoes on the treee itself, fill with chilli powder, salt and eat it.
Coming back to the recipe now, since the seeds are edible, I thought of making something out of it. I tried making the gun powder with it and did not feel that I am eating the tamarind seed gun powder.
When you fry the seed, you will get nice aroma somewhat like peanut. You must ensure that it is not burnt as the taste will differ. After browsing through the net, I got some interesting information about the health benefits of the seed which I am writing after the recipe.
Now let us look at the recipe now:
Ingredients:
2 tbsp roasted tamarind seed
1 tbsp urid dal
3-4 red chilli
1/2 tsp oil
hing powder
salt
few curry leaves
The method of roasting the seed is dry roast. break the outer cover and remove the seed. Heat oil in kadai and roast the urid dal and red chilli in it. roast the curry leaves too. allow to cool. put the tamarind seed first in the mixer and grind. once it is broken down nicely,add the urid dal,red chilli, hing powder, salt and grind to a coarse powder like the suji.
If you wish, you can add bit jaggery, roasted rice while making the powder and bit tamarind.
How to serve:
Serve with Idli, dosa along with seasame oil or the normal oil.
Since I tried the same for the first time, I made it with little quantity only.
tamarind seed rice recipe here.
Health Benefits:
The basic properties of the maroon outer skin of the tamarind seed is a remedy for dysentery and diarrhoea. Further the powder is used for preparation of cosmetics. The anti inflammatory property is a soothing agent in joint pains in short for arthritis. It lowers cholesterol, as it is rich in fiber, the powder is good for a healthy teeth and gums. It works as a natural appetizer and promotes digestion, improves immunity, protect from colon cancer. It also keep away the cough, throat infection and tonsils.
We also used to enjoy the tamarind mixed with red chilli, salt, jaggery and bit of coconut oil and make a lolly pop with the stick and enjoy. Another interesting one is break the raw mangoes on the treee itself, fill with chilli powder, salt and eat it.
Coming back to the recipe now, since the seeds are edible, I thought of making something out of it. I tried making the gun powder with it and did not feel that I am eating the tamarind seed gun powder.
When you fry the seed, you will get nice aroma somewhat like peanut. You must ensure that it is not burnt as the taste will differ. After browsing through the net, I got some interesting information about the health benefits of the seed which I am writing after the recipe.
Now let us look at the recipe now:
Ingredients:
2 tbsp roasted tamarind seed
1 tbsp urid dal
3-4 red chilli
1/2 tsp oil
hing powder
salt
few curry leaves
The method of roasting the seed is dry roast. break the outer cover and remove the seed. Heat oil in kadai and roast the urid dal and red chilli in it. roast the curry leaves too. allow to cool. put the tamarind seed first in the mixer and grind. once it is broken down nicely,add the urid dal,red chilli, hing powder, salt and grind to a coarse powder like the suji.
If you wish, you can add bit jaggery, roasted rice while making the powder and bit tamarind.
How to serve:
Serve with Idli, dosa along with seasame oil or the normal oil.
Since I tried the same for the first time, I made it with little quantity only.
tamarind seed rice recipe here.
Health Benefits:
The basic properties of the maroon outer skin of the tamarind seed is a remedy for dysentery and diarrhoea. Further the powder is used for preparation of cosmetics. The anti inflammatory property is a soothing agent in joint pains in short for arthritis. It lowers cholesterol, as it is rich in fiber, the powder is good for a healthy teeth and gums. It works as a natural appetizer and promotes digestion, improves immunity, protect from colon cancer. It also keep away the cough, throat infection and tonsils.
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