Tamarind Idiyappam Recipe
Tamarind idiyappam is an instant 10 minute breakfast you can make with readymade idiyappam or instant sevai
Ingredients
- 4 cups lightly crushed idiyappam or sevai
- 1 tsp tamarind soaked in 1/2 cup warm water
- 2 tsp oil
- 1/4 tsp black mustard seeds
- 1/4 tsp split urad dal skinned black gram
- 2 tbsp broken cashew nuts or peanuts
- 1/2 cup finely chopped onions
- A few curry leaves
- 3-4 dry red chillies torn into halves
- A pinch of hing asafoetida
- 1/2 tsp brown sugar or jaggery
- Salt to taste
Instructions
- Soak the tamarind in warm water. Extract the juice and discard pulp and seeds
- Heat oil and add the black mustard seeds. When they pop, add the urad dal
- When the dal turns golden brown, add the cashew nuts or peanuts
- Roast until golden brown
- Then add the onions, curry leaves, red chillies, and hing
- Mix well and saute until the onions turn translucent
- Now add the tamarind water
- Also add the brown sugar and jaggery at this time
- Cook on low flame until the mixture thickens, about 4-5 mins
- Then add the idiyappam and salt
- Mix well and cook for another minute until the moisture is absorbed almost entirely
- Serve hot as is or with red coconut chutney