Name: Pulihora Andhra Style recipe by Ridhima Mohil at BetterButter
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 5
Ingredients: Rice 1/2 kg; Green chillies : 6; Ginger :1 tsp; Curry leaves : 1 bowl; Tamarind : 6 tsp; Oil : 1/4 bowl; Salt as per the taste; Turmeric powder : 1 tsp; Peanuts : 25 gms; Chana dal : 2 tsp; Urad dal : 1 tsp; Mustard seeds : 1 tsp; Kashmiri Chillies : 3 pieces

ABOUT Pulihora Andhra Style RECIPE

Pulihora is a common rice preparation in the South Indian states of Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Karnataka and Tamil Nadu. As Hindus consider turmeric powder a symbol of auspiciousness, Pulihora is usually cooked on special occasions and festive days. It is also given as prasadam in some temples.

Ingredients Serving: 5

Rice 1/2 kg
Green chillies : 6
Ginger :1 tsp
Curry leaves : 1 bowl
Tamarind : 6 tsp
Oil : 1/4 bowl
Salt as per the taste
Turmeric powder : 1 tsp
Peanuts : 25 gms
Chana dal : 2 tsp
Urad dal : 1 tsp
Mustard seeds : 1 tsp
Kashmiri Chillies : 3 pieces

Instructions

Cook 1/2 kg rice in cooker
Chop green chillies and ginger
Take cooked rice in a vessel, add litle curry leaves, 1tsp salt, add 1 tsp oil to turmeric powder and mix all these into cooked rice
Heat 1/4th cup oil in a pan, add ground nuts and red chillies let them fry, separate them from oil, add to rice
Add 2 tsp channa dal to oil, let it fry till golden colour, now add 1 tsp Urad dal, 1&1/2 tsp Mustard Seeds, Green chillies, 1 tsp ginger pieces, 2 stems curry leaves
Add 6-8 tsp Tamarind paste (1 pinch sugar or Jaggery added if necesarry), 2 tsp salt and keep it for 1 minute
Mix the ingredients to rice thoroughly
This Tamarind Pulihora is ready to be served. You can have it as breakfast or as a special item on festivals

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