Cook 1/2 kg rice in cooker.

Cut green chillies and ginger finely.

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.

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

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.

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

Mix the ingredients to rice thoroughly.This Tamarind Pulihora is ready to be served. You can have it as breakfast or as a special item on festivals.

NOTES: The paste of the Pulihora can be stored for 1 month if it is placed in Freezer.