PULIHORA:-THE TASTE OF SOUTH

PREPARATION TIME:-25MINS

SERVES 3

PULIHORA, a traditional tamarind rice of ANDHRA PRADESH also known as chintapandu pulihora.Often prepared during festivals and is offered as naivedyam to the God.

INGREDIENTS

• 2 CUPS OF RICE
• 3 TBSP OIL
• 1 TBSO SESAME OIL
• 2 SPRIGS OF CURRY LEAVE
• 2 RED CHILLIES BROKEN
• HALF TSP MUSTARD
• 1 TBSP CHANNA DAL
• 1 TBSP URAD DAL
• FISTFUL OF PEANUTS
• GENEROUS PINCH OF HING
• SALT AS NEEDED
• TAMARIND PULP
• 2 GREEN CHILLIES SLIT
• HALF TSP GINGER
• TURMERIC AS NEEDED
• HALF  TSP LIGHTLY ROASTED MUSTARD POWDER
• HALF TSP JAGGERY (OPTIONAL)

STEPS

• Sprinkle turmeric powder, salt, a 2 tsp of oil and fried curry leaves to the cooked and cooled rice and keep aside.
• Heat the remaining oil in a cooking vessel, add the mustard seeds and let them splutter.
• Add dry red chillies , cumin seeds, chana dal, urad dal and fry for a minute till light brown.
• Next add the slit green chillies, ginger, asafoetids(hing) and few curry leaves and fry for a few seconds.
• Add the cooked tamarind mix well.
• Finally sprinkle the roasted sesame seeds powder and roasted peanuts and mix all the ingredient well .
• let it sit for 1 hour for the flavors  to set in.

NUTRITIONAL FACTS

CALORIES-277.6

TOTAL FAT 6.9 g

CHOLESTROL:-0.0mg

SODIUM:-2,804.1mg

POTASSIUM:-129.6mg

PROTEIN:-5.1g

Dr.Shireesha Maddali