Thursday, October 22, 2009

Pulihora / Puliyogre

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I have already mentioned in my previous post that my next post will be pulihora,so I am posting this recipe.And again you guys guessed it correct,my next post will be that lobia sundal...ha ha..Pulihora is especially prepared on the festivals in south India,I like it because of the multiple tastes balanced by the right proportion of ingredients in it.If it sits for longer time the taste will invariably increase and this is also a nice lunch box recipe.Now to the recipe directly.

Ingredients:

1 cup sona masura/ponni rice
1 big lemon size tamarind
3-4 tbsp groundnuts
2 tbsp grated jaggery
1 tsp mustard seeds
2 tbsp chana dal
1 tbsp urad dal
4-5 dry red chillies,broken
3-4 green chillies,slit
a pinch of turmeric/haldi(optional)
2 generous pinches of hing
a sprig of curry leaves
2 tbsp oil(normal cooking oil what ever you use)
1 tbsp sesame oil
salt to taste

To roast and grind:
2 tbsp white sesame seeds
2 tbsp grated dry coconut
1/4 tsp methi seeds/fenugreek
1/4 tsp mustard seeds

for garnish:
2 tbsp grated fresh coconut
1 tbsp chopped coriander


Method:
  • Wash the rice properly twice or thrice and add enough water to it and cook it in the normal as you cook rice,either pressure cooker or direct stove top or microwave or electric rice cooker method whichever is convenient for you.
  • Once the rice is done cool it completely by spreading it over wide plate smear with oil lightly.
  • Soak tamarind in 1/4 cup of water for 10-15 mins or microwave the mixture for 1 min.Microwave method is quite quick when u have lack of time.After it is cooled add grated jaggery and mix well until it is melted completely.
  • Dry roast mustard,fenugreek seeds separately.Dry roast sesame seeds until they pop up.Cool them completely and grind all the roasted seeds along with grated coconut to a fine powder.
  • In a kadai heat normal oil and sesame oil and crackle the mustard seeds,add groundnuts and fry until they turn red.Add chana dal,urad dal,red chillies,green chillies and fry for a couple of minutes until done.
  • Add curry leaves,hing and turmeric powder and fry for a minute and then add tamarind pulp mixture and mix until the mixture thickens completely.Add enough salt to it and mix.
  • Now remove it from the stove and let it cool a bit and reserve some mixture and pour the remaining mixture over the cooled rice and also add the powder (ground) and mix properly until everything is well blended.Now check the taste of it and add more tamarind mixture or salt according to your taste.
  • Garnish with coriander and grated fresh coconut and serve.

39 comments:

Tina said...

Rice looks delicious and beautiful clicks too...

lubnakarim06 said...

Was waiting for this...adding jaggery is new to me...will try adding that next time.....pulihora looks extremely yummy....

Sharmila said...

I just love rice cooked the South Indian way ... don't know much difference between the versions ... but love them. and that lamp looks beautiful. :-)

Raks said...

My all time favorite,I can eat twice the normal serving I eat:)

Sushma Mallya said...

Recipe is nice prathibha, surely looks delicious too...will try this one soon..

Sreelekha Sumesh said...

Hi Prathibha,

what alovely pic..rice looks perfect.

Unknown said...

i love this variety of rice...simply yumm

ann low said...

I think this is Fried Rice with many flavours.

Priya Suresh said...

My all time favourite, can have even daily...Gorgeous clicks Prathibha..

Shama Nagarajan said...

delicious comfort food

Nandinis food said...

Puliothare! Perfect for lunch time! Palatable dish!

Vidya Rao said...

Such a nice click!Looks delicious!

Finla said...

Beautiful colour and delicous.

Unknown said...

wow...all time fav rice...and prathibha..have added u in my blog list,but dont know the reason,y its nt giving ur updates properly...sometime it shows n sometimes it doesnt :(

Rohini said...

Looks just delicious Prathy!! I wanted a perfect version of this recipe, glad you shared it!! Will try it soon :)

Jeyashris Kitchen said...

one pot meal.my daughter loves this like anything.Looks very tempting.Very nicely presented.

Unknown said...

This rice & sundal both are my fav...looks great..will bookmark this recipe..

Preeti Kashyap said...

Awesome click! looks perfect! The color of the rice is so tempting

Vrinda said...

yummy and spicy puliogre Prathibha..

chakhlere said...

wow!! It looks so yummy!!
I just love these kinds of south Indian style rice.
I will make it soon!!

Unknown said...

WOW!!! They looks so lovely. Feel like having some..good click too :-)

prasu said...

yummy and mouthwatering puliogre dear.........nice clicks too.

Padma said...

Looks delicious Prathibha... and nice click.

Namitha said...

addition of jaggery is new to me....grt pics Prathibha...

Priyanka Navis said...

looking delcious

Cham said...

Re u inviting me ? Promise I don't ask u anything else....

Vikis Kitchen said...

Thanks for this perfect pulihora recipe. Jaggery part may be the secret...good click.

SE said...

this looks delicious...

Shri said...

Awesome, Prathibha!I love the cute diya with Ganesh:)That is diya, right?!

Uma said...

tempting pulihora!! yum!!

Sweta (My Indian Dietitian) said...

This is a must on a festival menu-love it :)

Vidya Rao said...

Hi Prathibha, just stopping by to request you to collect your award awaiting in our blog!

gtyuk said...

your puliyodharai looks so perfect, lovely colour and nice separate grains; I can eat a paanai of it with nothing beside :):)

Chitra said...

My fav..u made me drool ..

Chitra said...

My fav..u made me drool ..

Shobana senthilkumar said...

Puliyodharai luks so tempting and rich....excellent click:)

Uma said...

Check out my blog for a treat :)
Here is the address:
http://teluguruchi.blogspot.com/2009/10/pouring-again.html

Parita said...

One of my favorites, but never made puliograh masala at home, hats off to you for making it from scratch!

Valarmathi Sanjeev said...

Looks yummy, one of my favorite.

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