Pulihora (Tamarind rice)

Pulihora (Tamarind rice) is an authentic , delightful Andhra recipe which is offered as a prashadam for Gods at the time of festivals.This is very tasty and easy to Prepare.

Ingredaiants:

• Rice : 2 cups (cook such that each grain is separate, spread to cool)
• Tamarind : big lemon sized (soak in a cup of water and extract a thick pulp from it)
• Turmeric :1/2 tspn
• Green chillies : 4(split lengh-wise)
• Dry red chillies : 3
• Cumin seeds : 1 tspn
• Musrard seeds : 1 tspn
• Urad dal : 1tbspn
• Jaggery : 1 tspn
• Salt : as per taste
• Curry leaves(fresh) : 15
• Asefoetida : 1/4 tspn
• Peanuts : 1/2 cup
• Oil : 4 tbspn

Procedure:

1. Heat oil in a vessel , add cumin seeds , mustard seeds and let them crackle.Now add asefoetida(inguva) , urad dal , splitted green chilles , red chillies , few curry leaves and peanuts.
2. Roast them properly until the peanuts turned to light  golden brown color.
3. Now add Tamarind pulp , turmeric ,Salt to it and let it cook for 6-7 mins until the oil seperates from the paste.
4. when it forms like a paste,then remove it  from the flame and let the paste cool down.
5. Now mix it well with the boiled rice .
6. It tastes too good when this is taken after 2 hours  from the time of preparation.

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