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    Last Updated: July 17, 2020 | First Published on: December 26, 2010 by Hari Chandana Ponnaluri

    Chintapandu Pulihora – Andhra Style Tamarind Rice Recipe

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    Andhra Style Chinthapandu PulihoraRecipe:
    Preparation & Cooking Time : 25 mins
    Serves: 4 – 5 persons

    Ingredients:

    Raw Rice: 1 cup
    Water : 2 cups
    Tamarind: big lemon sized ball
    Green Chillies: 3 – 4
    Whole Dried Red Chillies: 5
    Mustard Seeds: ½ tbsp
    Chana Dal: 1 tbsp
    Urad Dal: 1 tbsp
    Peanuts: 3 tbsp
    Curry Leaves: 2 sprigs
    Turmeric Powder: 1 tsp
    Jaggery : 1 tsp (optional)
    Oil: 3 tbsp
    Hing: ¼ tsp
    Salt to taste

    Method:

    1. Wash and pressure cook the rice with 2 cups of water for 3 whistles.

    2. Soak
    the tamarind in water for 10 minutes. Then squeeze the extract out of
    it and set aside.

     

    3. Spread the cooked rice on a wide
    plate and let it cool completely. Heat oil in a pan for seasoning.

    4. Add
    the mustard seeds, chana dal, urad dal and peanuts and let them
    splutter. Fry the seeds till light brown color. Add the slit green
    chillies, red chillies,
    curry leaves and hing to it and fry for a couple of seconds.

    5. Now add
    the tamarind extract, powdered jaggery and turmeric powder and cook the
    mixture until the oil gets separates. Switch off the flame.

    6. Combine the
    rice, salt and tamarind mixture well and serve.

     

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    1. Ganga Sreekanth says

      December 27, 2010 at 6:00 am

      moutwatering rice….

      Reply
    2. Nandini says

      December 27, 2010 at 12:31 pm

      This is my favourite! The rice is very tempting!

      Reply
    3. Peggy says

      December 27, 2010 at 2:23 pm

      This looks like such a lovely dish!

      Reply
    4. sowmya's creative saga says

      December 27, 2010 at 3:28 pm

      love this..looks so yumm

      Reply
    5. n33ma says

      March 27, 2011 at 4:59 pm

      Thanks for visiting my blog,u too have a wonderful blog.Pulihora looks lovely.

      Reply
    6. Veena Theagarajan says

      January 04, 2013 at 12:25 am

      So Yummy… Love it with rice crackers!

      Reply
    7. WeR SAHM says

      January 04, 2013 at 2:45 pm

      I ALWAYS love pulihora as it is so easy and tasty meal…. awesome clicks Hari….

      Reply
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