Tamarind Pulihora

Pulihora is authentic food. This dish is very common in Andhra Pradesh and Tamilnadu . Andhra pulihora is little different from Tamilnadu and Karnataka. This pulihora is made almost in all families in A.P. at the time of festivals and marriages. Without pulihora it is not full fledged menu on festival day.

Most of the families carry this dish at the time of journey. The aroma during preparation wareh wah is tempting..

Ingredients

• Fine rice                        2 cups
• Tamarind                       Medium lemon size (soak in hot water for 10 minutes)
• Termaric powder
• Green chillies                4 split into slices
• Dry red chillies              6 tear
• Salt to taste

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• Channa dal                      2 tbsp
• Peanuts                            3 tbsp
• Mustered seeds               1 tbsp
• Curry leaves
• Hing                                   Pinch
• Oil

How to prepare

1. Cook rice with 4 cups of water ie 1 part of rice and 2 parts of water.
2. Take wide plate and spread cooked rice into it. Let it cool for some time.
3. Squeeze the tamarind pulp, strain well. the pulp should be little thick.
4. Meanwhile take a little deep pan or bowl, add oil and heat it on medium flame.
5. Add hing, red chilli pieces and turmaric powder.let it fry for some time. .
6. Then add tamarind pulp, green chillies and salt.
7. Boil this on medium flame till raw smell of tamarind disappears. Keep aside.
8. Take another pan, add some oil and heat it.
9. Add mustered seeds, channa dal, peanuts and curry leaves. Make nuts fry for some time.
10. Add this to rice and mix it well.
11. Then add required quantity of tamarind pulp to rice and again mix it well.
12. Rice should be well coated by tamarind pulp.

Serve after 1 hour tastes good.

Note

This procedure is little bit tough and takes time. Try it your self step by step. It is very tasty and mouth watering. My mother prepares this pulihora very well
You can preserve this pulihora paste for 15 days in refregirator.