Recipe for Pulihora
A tangy rice dish made with tamarind and many flavourful Indian spices.
Equipment
- Pan
- Mixer grinder
- Cooking Pot
- Strainer
Ingredients
Rice
- 1 Cup Rice
Ingredients for Spice Powder
- 1 tbsp Chana Dal
- 1 tbsp Urad Dal
- 5-6 Dry Red Chillies
- 1 tbsp Grated Coconut
- 1 tsp Fenugreek Seeds
- 1 tbsp Sesame Seeds
- 1 tbsp Coriander seeds
- 1 tbsp Sesame Oil
Ingredients for Tamarind Mix
- 1 tsp Chana Dal
- 1 tsp Urad Dal
- 5-6 Dry Red Chillies
- 8-10 Curry Leaves
- 3-4 Green Chillies; Slit
- 1 tsp Cumin Seeds
- 1 tbsp Jaggery Powder
- 1 tsp Turmeric Powder
- 2 tsp Salt
- 2 tbsp Sesame Oil
- 1 tbsp Tamarind Pulp; soaked in water and juice extracted
- ½ tsp Asafoetida
In Addition
- 3 tbsp Peanuts and Cashews; fried and kept aside
- Fresh Coriander Leaves for garnishing
Instructions
Instructions for cooking rice
- Boil and cook the rice completely. Let it cool at room temperature.
Instructions for making spice powder
- Heat oil in a pan. Keep the heat low for the entire process. Start with frying chillies.
- Add the lentils and fry until they change colour to light brown.
- Add fenugreek seeds and coriander seeds and fry for 1 minute.
- Then add sesame seeds and fry for 30 seconds. Then turn off the heat and add grated coconut. Then let the mixture cool.
- Once the mixture cools, grind it. Keep this powdered mix aside. It will be later used in the recipe.
Method to make Tamarind Mix
- Take oil in a pan and fry the lentils, cumin seeds, dry red chilis, curry leaves, green chillies, and asafoetida.
- Now add Jaggery, salt, turmeric powder, and tamarind juice.
- Reduce the heat, put a lid and let the juice concentrate. Cook till the oil separates.
Final Steps: Putting everything together
- Mix rice with Tamarind Mix and Spice Mix.
- Taste and adjust the salt.
- Add the fried peanuts and cashews. Garnish with fresh coriander leaves and serve.