Pulihora Andhra Style

Name: Pulihora Andhra Style
Total time: 1800 s
Yield: 5 servings
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients: 1/2 kg Rice; 6 Green chillies :; tsp Ginger :1; Curry leaves : 1 bowl; 6 tsp Tamarind :; Oil : 1/4 bowl; Salt as per the taste; 1 tsp Turmeric powder :; 25 gms Ground nuts :; 2 tsp Chana dal (Split Bengal Gram) :; 1 tsp Urad Dal (Split Black gram) :; 1 tsp Mustard seeds :; 3 pieces Kashmiri Chillies :

Ridhima @cook_7265582

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Pulihora is a common rice preparation in the South Indian states of Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Karnataka and Tamil Nadu. As Hindus consider turmeric powder a symbol of auspiciousness, Pulihora is usually cooked on special occasions and festive days. It is also given as prasadam in some temples.

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Ingredients

30 minutes

5 servings

1/2 kgRice
6Green chillies :
tspGinger :1
Curry leaves : 1 bowl
6 tspTamarind :
Oil : 1/4 bowl
Salt as per the taste
1 tspTurmeric powder :
25 gmsGround nuts :
2 tspChana dal (Split Bengal Gram) :
1 tspUrad Dal (Split Black gram) :
1 tspMustard seeds :
3 piecesKashmiri Chillies :

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Steps

30 minutes

1

Cook 1/2 kg rice in cooker.
2

Cut green chillies and ginger finely.
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Take cooked rice in a vessel, add litle curry leaves, 1tsp salt, add 1 tsp oil to turmeric powder and mix all these into cooked rice.
4

Heat 1/4th bowl oil in a pan, add ground nuts and red chillies let them fry, separate them from oil, add to rice.
5

Add 2 tsp channa dal to oil, let it fry till golden colour, now add 1 tsp Urad dal, 1&1/2 tsp Mustard Seeds, Green chillies, 1 tsp ginger pieces, 2 stems curry leaves.
6

Add 6-8 tsp Tamarind paste (1 pinch sugar or Jaggery added if necesarry), 2 tsp salt and keep it for 1 minute.
7

Mix the ingredients to rice thoroughly.
8

This Tamarind Pulihora is ready to be served. You can have it as breakfast or as a special item on festivals.
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NOTES: The paste of the Pulihora can be stored for 1 month if it is placed in Freezer.