Pulihora (Tamarind Rice)

Pulihora is one of the flavourful and traditional food. In South India we prepare this dish for any festival mainly like Durga astami, Navaatri etc. It is very easy to prepare. The main Ingredient for this dish is Tamrind.

Here is the recipe

Ingredients:

Tamrind- 1/2 cup

Mustard seeds- 1 tsp
Jeera- 1 tsp
Urad daal- 2tsp

Channa daal- 2tbsp
Turmeric Powder- Pinch
Curry leaves- 5 no
Cilanro- 2tbsp
Salt- for taste
Oil- 3tsp
Hing- Pinch
Green chillies- 4 no
Red chilli- 2 no
Rice- 2 cups(cooked)

Ground nuts- 2tbsp

Ginger- 1 tbsp

Jaggery(Bellam)- 2tbsp

Preparations:

1. Wash and cook the rice, keep aside.

2. Chop the green chillies, cilantro, ginger, curry leaves and keep aside

3. Wash and soak the tamarind abt 20mts and take the thick pulp out of it. Throw the wastage.

Method:

1. Heat the pan, add oil, hing, mustard seeds when they crackle add jeera, turmeric powder.

2. Add urad daal, channa daal, curry leaves, red chilli, ginger, green chillies and fry for a minute.

3. Add ground nuts, tamarind pulp, salt, jaggery and cook for 3mts.

4. Add little water if required. Cook till it comes to boiling.

5. Turn off the stove.

6. Now add the required amount of tamarind mix to the white rice, add salt, oil(1tbsp) and mix it well.

7. Add chopped cilantro. Now the tamarind rice is ready to serve.

Hope you all enjoy this recipe.

Note: U can also prepare little extra tamrind mix and keep refrigerated and mix to rice whenever you want to eat it. It can be preserved about 1 week of time.