Tamil Nadu

Puli sevai

Name: Puli sevai
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 3 servings
Cuisine: Tamil
Ingredients: 200 g packet rice sevai rice noodles; Water, to boil, plus 1 cup for tamarind; a large lime sized ball tamarind; 2 tbsp sesame oil; 1/2 tsp mustard seeds; 1/4 tsp fenugreek seeds; 1 tbsp chana dal (split chickpeas); 2 tsp urad dal (split black gram); 2 1/2 tbsp peanuts; 4 dried red chilli; 1 sprig curry leaves; 1/4 tsp asafoetida; 1/4 tsp turmeric (ground turmeric); 2 tsp jaggery; Salt, to taste; 1 tbsp roasted and powdered sesame seeds

Rice noodles tossed in thick tamarind paste. Puliyodharai's noodle loving sibling.

30 minTime

9 gProtein each

mediumSpice

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Grandma's wayThe original. Handle with reverence.

The original

462kcal

9 gprotein

4 gfibre

30minutes

Per serving, worked out from the ingredient table. Grandma's way is the starting point the other versions are compared with.

Ingredients

Rice noodles200 g packet rice sevai

Waterto boil, plus 1 cup for tamarind

Tamarinda large lime sized ball

Sesame oil2 tbsp

Mustard seeds½ tsp

Fenugreek seeds¼ tsp

Chana dal (split chickpeas)1 tbsp

Urad dal (split black gram)2 tsp

Peanuts2½ tbsp

Dried red chilli4

Curry leaves1 sprig

Asafoetida¼ tsp

Turmeric (ground turmeric)¼ tsp

Jaggery2 tsp

Saltto taste

Sesame seeds1 tbsp, roasted and powdered

Method

6 steps

1Cook the sevai in boiling salted water as the packet says. Drain, rinse in cold water and spread out to dry.
2Soak the tamarind in 1 cup warm water, squeeze and strain.
3Heat the oil, splutter mustard and fenugreek, then add chana dal, urad dal, peanuts, red chillies, curry leaves and asafoetida.
4Pour in the tamarind extract with turmeric, salt and jaggery. Simmer until it thickens to a paste and oil separates.
5Switch off. Add the sevai and sesame powder and toss gently with a fork until evenly coated.
6Rest for 15 minutes before serving.

Serve it like this

Pile onto a plate with fried peanuts and curry leaves on top.

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