PULIHORA (ANDHRA TAMRIND RICE)

INGREDIENTS :-


Rice - 2 cup
Turmeric powder - 1/2 tsp
Curry leaves - 10
Tamarind - lemon size (soak in a cup of hot water and extract pulp)
Jaggery - 1 tsp
Channa dal - 1 tbsp
Urad dal - 1 tbsp
Mustard seeds - 1 tsp
Cumin seeds - 1 tsp
Red chilli - 4
Green chillis -4 cut length wise
Ginger - 1 1/2 tsp
Asafoetida - pinch
Sesame seeds Powder - 1 tsp
Roasted peanuts - 2 tbsp
Oil - 2 tbsp
Salt to taste
Cilantro - 1 tbsp


METHOD :-


1. Sprinkle turmeric powder, salt, a tbsp of oil and few fresh curry leaves to the cooked rice and keep aside.
2. Heat the remaining oil in a cooking vessel, add the mustard seeds and let them splutter. Add dry red chillis, cumin seeds, channa dal, urad dal and fry for a minute till light brown. Next add the slit green chillis, ginger, asafoetida and few curry leaves and fry for a few seconds.
3. Add the tamarind extract and jaggery and cook till the raw smell of tamarind disappears. It will be a like a thick but flowing paste. Remove from heat.
4. Add the cooked tamarind mix and combine well such that its spread all over the rice.
5. Finally sprinkle the roasted sesame seeds and roasted peanuts and combine well. Let it sit for at least 3hours for the flavors to set in.
6. Garnish with cilantro.


 Serve with yogurt.