Tamarind rice recipe/puliyodharai is a south indian rice variety. It is a rice variety which is made with tamarind sauce. It is special tamil nadu style recipe which is very easy to prepare, tasty and can be carried during travel. The method of preparing tamarind rice is very easy. Rice is cooked and mixed with a paste called pulikkachal or tamarind sauce. There is also a spice powder which is used in the preparation of tamarind rice or puliyodharai. This spice powder is readily available in market, but fresh homemade spice powder gives a special taste to puliyogare.