Monday, January 27, 2014

Pulihora | Puliyodhara | Chitranna | Tamarind Rice



Pulihora

Pulihora, a tangy flavored dish is a very well known dish in south indian states. Though it has different names based on a state, but the preparation remains almost same with little changes.The main ingredient of this dish is tamarind pulp & the seasoning we add enhances the flavor of it. This is a festive dish & is offered to god as prasad. It is also believed that offering this dish to lord vishnu is very auspicious.

Pulihora

Ingredients
4Cups cooked rice
Pulihora mix 
2/3Cup thick tamarind pulp
2Green chili's
1Tbs methi powder
1Tsp turmeric
Salt for taste 
1Tsp sugar
1/4Cup of oil
2Tbs mustard
4Tbs chana dal
4Tbs urad dal
5Red chili's cut equally
3Tbs peanuts or cashew nuts
1Tsp hing(Asafoetida)
Cilantro for garnish
Directions
- Heat a pan with oil & to that add mustard, chana dal & urad dal, green chili's, peanuts or cashews & red chili's. 
- Stir fry them till the dal & cooked to light brown color.Now add tamarind, turmeric, salt, sugar & hing to pan. Stir till the tamarind pulp becomes thick & switch off heat. Last add the methi powder to the mix. 
- Add the pulihora mix to rice & adjust salt if needed.
- Garnish with cilantro & serve.
Note: 
- I used a thick tamarind pulp & it took less cooking time for the mix. 

Pulihora

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6 comments:

  1. Tempting platter and one of my favorite on pot meal :)

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  2. I am always on the lookout for the perfect temple style puliodharai recipe. your puliodharai looks just as good

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  3. Can never get bored of this evergreen traditional rice!

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  4. tamarind must give such a nice flavor to this

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  5. Tamarind rice is everyone's favorite in our house.. Yours looks yummy!!

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