Pulihora (tamarind rice)

Name: Pulihora (tamarind rice)
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients: 1 cup cooked rice; 1 tbsp tamarind pulp(as per taste); 1 tsp salt(as required); 4 tsp oil; 1 tsp mustard seeds; 1/2 tsp cumin seeds; 2 split green chilli; 3 red chilli; 1/2 tsp turmeric powder; 1/4 tsp asafoetida; 1 tbs peanuts; 1/2 tsp urad dal; 1/2 tsp chana dal; 1 tbs curry leaves; 1/2 tsp sugar; 1/2 tsp methi / fenugreek seeds powder

deoyani @rani_

Very popular and authentic cuisine of Andhra pradesh.

deoyani @rani_

Very popular and authentic cuisine of Andhra pradesh.

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Ingredients

1 cup cooked rice
1 tbsp tamarind pulp(as per taste)
1 tsp salt(as required)
4 tsp oil
1 tsp mustard seeds
1/2 tspcumin seeds
2split green chilli
3red chilli
1/2 tspturmeric powder
1/4 tspasafoetida
1 tbspeanuts
1/2 tsp urad dal
1/2 tsp chana dal
1 tbs curry leaves
1/2 tspsugar
1/2 tsp methi / fenugreek seeds powder

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Steps

1

Heat 1 tsp of oil in a small pan. Add methi seeds powder and tamarind pulp. Cook till the mixture become thick and oil start separating from the mixture.
2

Add this mixture, salt and sugar to the cooked rice. Mix well.
3

Again heat the remaining oil in a pan. Add peanuts then chana dal,urad dal, slit green chillies,curry leaves, red chillies, mustard seeds, cumin seeds and sauté for few minutes. Then add asafoetida and turmeric powder. Sauté it for a minute.
4

Switch off the gas. Add this tempering to the cooked rice. Mix it well. Pulihora ready to serve.