Pulihora (Bappa's fav.)

Name: Pulihora (Bappa's fav.)
Total time: 1500 s
Yield: 4-5 servings
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients: 1.5 cups rice; 2 tbsp. Oil; 2 sprigs curry leaves; 2 red chillies; 1/2 tsp. mustard; 1 tbsp. channa dal / senagapappu; 1 tbsp. urad dal; Fistful of peanuts; Generous pinch of Hing; as needed Salt; Fistful of tamarind /4 tbsp.thick tamarind pulp (acc.to.taste); 1/2 tsp. Ginger finely chopped; as needed Turmeric; 1/2 tsp. lightly roasted mustard powder or roasted sesame seeds

Kaur Jass @cook_8351185

Haryana

Try something different from pulaw or fried rice

Kaur Jass @cook_8351185

Haryana

Try something different from pulaw or fried rice

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Ingredients

20-25 mins

4-5 servings

1.5 cupsrice
2 tbsp.Oil
2 sprigscurry leaves
2red chillies
1/2 tsp.mustard
1 tbsp.channa dal / senagapappu
1 tbsp.urad dal
Fistful of peanuts
Generous pinch of Hing
as neededSalt
Fistful of tamarind /4 tbsp.thick tamarind pulp (acc.to.taste)
1/2 tsp.Ginger finely chopped
as neededTurmeric
1/2 tsp.lightly roasted mustard powder or roasted sesame seeds

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Steps

20-25 mins

1

Wash and soak tamarind in hot water for some time. Squeeze and make a thick paste. Pass it through a filter, discard stones and pulp.
2

Wash and Cook rice till just done. Do not make the rice mushy. Grains must be separated.
3

Cool the rice on a wide plate. Sprinkle salt, turmeric and 1 tbsp. sesame oil evenly.
4

Leave it aside till the seasoning is ready. When the rice cools down mix the rice with sprinkled turmeric and salt. If needed use more turmeric to get a nice color.
5

Heat a pan with oil, add peanuts, dal and fry till golden, add curry leaves, green chilies, red chilies and ginger if using. Fry till the red chilies turn crisp.
6

Add hing, tamarind pulp, jaggery and little more salt. Cook till the mixture thickens otherwise pulihora will be very moist. Off the heat, add powdered mustard or sesame seeds powder to the rice, give a quick stir do not let the mixture fry in the pan. Add the seasoning to the rice. Mix well. Do not mix while the rice is hot.
7

Serve tamamrind rice or pulihora with fresh homemade curd.