Recipe: Mauritian Tamarind Rice

This week on the Expat Mag Mauritius: Mauritian Tamarind Rice. This vegetarian dish of Indian origin will awaken your taste buds. The dish can be served with a fricassee or a rougaille or just with vegetable pickles or a tomato chutney.

Ingredients

• For 4 people
• 2 cups of cooked rice
• 1/2 teaspoon of mustard
• 1/4 teaspoon of saffron
• Dry chilli to taste
• 1 onion
• 10 curry leaves
• 1/4 packet of tamarind - dissolves in water
• 2 handfuls of dholl

Preperation

Heat 2 tablespoons of oil in a pot

Once the oil is hot, add the mustard

Add the dholl, stir, add dry pepper, stir, add the saffron and the curry leaves

Stir, add the onions, let them brown, add the tamarind water, salt and pepper

Let it simmer for 5 to 7 minutes

Gradually add the rice and stir

Serve with a fricassee or rougaille and a tomato chutney.