PULIHORA / TAMARIND RICE

Tamarind Rice is done mainly during festivals in andhrapradesh ...... so this is mainly said to be festival recipe ...


Ingredients :

Tamarind Juice
Tumeric powder
Fenugreek Seeds - 1/4 tspn
Red Chillies - 12nos
Urad Da1
Chana Dal
Peanuts
Cashewnuts
Asafoteida
Mustard seeds
Curry Leaves
Oil
Salt

METHOD :

Heat 1/2 tspn oil in a pan and add fenugreek seeds, 7 red chillies . Fry in medium heat.
Once it is light brown colour take it off  from  the stove and cool.
Once cooled, grind to a nice powder .
Heat oil ( about 8-10spoons), add asafotida, mustard seeds, curry leaves, urad dal, chana dhal, red chillies.
Once the dhal becomes medium brown, add turmeric, salt and add the tamarind juice and allow to boil.
When it is boiling well, add the ground powder and all to boil, till it becoms light paste. Once done,  off the stove.
In another pan add few tspns of oil then add peanuts , cashew nuts and fry them .and keep it aside.
Add the rice in a plate and cool, then add  tamarind paste on the rice and mix well.
add cashewnuts and peanuts to the rice and mix it in the rice .
Tamarind rice is ready to eat .