CHINTAPANDU PULIHORA | TAMARIND RICE
Chintapandu pulihora | Tamarind rice is made of tamarind paste cooked with spices, peanuts, and chana dal then mixed with steamed rice.
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Equipment
- Spice Grinder
Ingredients
- 1.5 cups Cooked Rice
Jeera fenugreek powder
- 1 tbsp Jeera , 2 tbsp Fenugreek seeds Grind them together. Need 1/4 tsp powder for this recipe, store the rest.
Sesame powder
- 2 tbsp Sesame seeds You need 1/2 tbsp sesame powder for this recipe. Can make extra and store it in the refrigerator
Pulihora paste
- 2-3 tbsp Oil
- 1/2 tbsp Channa dal
- 2 tbsp Peanuts
- 2 large Dry red chili
- 2 Green chili
- 8 Curry leaves
- 1.5 tbsp Tamarind paste - 1.5 tbsp or raw tamarind - 20 grams
- 1/4 cup Water
- 1/2 tbsp Jaggery
- 1/4 tsp Asafoetida
- Salt To taste
To assemble
- 1/2 tbsp Sesame oil
- 1/2 tsp Turmeric
- Salt If needed
Instructions
HOW TO PREPARE CHINTAPANDU PULIHORA OR TAMARIND RICE
- Heat a pan, and dry roast the cumin and fenugreek seeds on medium to low flame until you smell a nice aroma. Cool them together and grind them into a fine powder.
- Next toast the sesame seeds until golden and fragrant. Cool completely and make powder.
How to make pulihora paste
- In the same pan, when oil is heated, add mustard seeds, peanuts, and channa dal till golden and aromatic.
- Next, add dry red chilis, green chilis, and curry leaves. Fry them until dry red chilis change color.
- Add tamarind paste, jaggery, asafoetida, and water, and cook until the water evaporates.
Assembling Tamarind pulihora
- In a mixing bowl, add warm rice, sesame oil, turmeric, sesame powder, and salt and mix it well.
- Next, add the pulihora paste, and jeera fenugreek powder, and give it a mix. Taste and adjust salt.
Notes
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Servings: 2