Dabbakaya Pulihora (Chitranna) ~ Indian Grapefruit RiceIngredients :
Cooked Rice : 3 to 4 cups
Indian Grapefruit (Dabbakaya) : 1
Mustard Seeds : 1 tsp
Chana Dal : 1 tsp
Urad Dal : 1 tsp
Curry Leaves : 2 stems
Dry Red Chillies : 4 or 5
Green Chillies : 3
Groundnuts : 1 tbsp
Cashews : 10
Turmeric Powder : ½ tsp
Salt to taste
A Pinch of Hing
Oil : 2 tbsp
Method :
Heat two table spoons of oil in a vessel. Add the mustard seeds, chana dal, urad dal and groundnuts and fry them. When the seeds stop popping, add the green chillies, cashews, red chillies, curry leaves, turmeric and hing and fry few minutes. Switch off the flame and add the cooked rice salt and indian grapefruit juice. Mix very well. Pulihora is ready to serve.
San says
Pulihora rice is so vibrant ,i usually like the ones given at the temple 🙂 n not the home made ones .I would get scoldings from my mom if i make fun of it .Yours looks lovely chandana.
Babli says
Wonderful recipe. Grapefruit rice looks delicious and tempting. Thanks for your lovely recipe.
Padhu says
Wow looks yummy!!
kanthi says
Lovely recipe Hari,it tastes yummy.
Pushpa says
Nice rice dish...Looks great...
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Prathibha says
I love this...had it recently only last week...
Priya (Yallapantula) Mitharwal says
wow, I haven't even heard debbakaya in a while. I have a small bottle of dabbakaya avakaya, that mom brough for me almost 6 years ago for my delivery. They say, the more it ages, the better it tastes. Beautiful polihora pic.
simply.food says
interesting rice , have not seen or heard of Indian grape fruit.
Madhavi says
Rice looks simply great :))
swapna says
looks so yummy...