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    Home » Festival Recipes » Chintakaya Pulihora Recipe – How to make Raw Tamarind Rice – Varalakshmi Vratham Naivedyam Recipes

    Last Updated: July 17, 2020 | First Published on: August 6, 2015 by Hari Chandana Ponnaluri

    Chintakaya Pulihora Recipe – How to make Raw Tamarind Rice – Varalakshmi Vratham Naivedyam Recipes

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    If you are looking for more festival recipes then do check Modak, Daddojanam, Javvarisi Payasam, Poornam Boorelu, Pesara Poornalu, Paramannam, Panchamrutham and Peanut Sundal.

    Chintakaya Pulihora – Raw Tamarind Rice Recipe

    Hari Chandana Ponnaluri
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    Prep Time 5 mins
    Cook Time 30 mins
    Total Time 35 mins
    Course Main Course
    Cuisine South Indian
    Servings 2

    Ingredients
      

    • ½ cup Raw Rice
    • 5 Raw Tamarind (approx. 3 inch sized tamarind)
    • 1– 2 Green Chillies
    • 2 Dried Red Chillies
    • 2 tbsp Peanuts
    • ½ tbsp Chana Dal
    • ½ tbsp Urad Dal
    • ½ tsp Mustard Seeds
    • ¼ tsp Turmeric Powder
    • ½ tsp Jaggery powdered (optional)
    • A pinch of Hing
    • 1 Sprig Curry Leaves
    • 2 tbsp Oil
    • Salt to taste
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    Instructions
     

    • Wash and pressure cook the rice for 3 whistles.
    • Spread the cooked rice on a wide plate and let it cool completely.
    • Pressure cook the raw tamarind with water for 3 whistles. Drain and let them cool.
    • Peel the cooked tamarind and discard the peel.
    • Add water and squeeze the extract out of the tamarind. Keep it aside.
    • Heat oil in a pan. Add the mustard seeds, chana dal, urad dal and peanuts and fry them until golden brown color.
    • Add the slit green chillies, red chillies, hing and curry leaves to it and fry for a couple of seconds.
    • Add the raw tamarind extract, turmeric powder, salt and jaggery to the seasoned ingredients and mix well.
    • Cook the mixture until the oil gets separates. Turn off the heat.
    • Add this cooked mixture to the rice and combine everything.
    • Serve!

    Nutrition values are estimates only.

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    You might also like to check these Traditional Recipes:

    • Aava Pettina Pulihora
    • Bellam Pongali
    • Varalakshmi Vratham Recipes
    • Ganesh Chaturthi Recipes
    • Pala Undrallu
    • Kudumulu
    • Undrallu
    • Senagapappu Payasam
    • Rava Pulihora 
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    Filed Under: Festival Recipes, Uncategorized Tagged With: rice

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    1. Torviewtoronto says

      August 06, 2015 at 3:05 pm

      yummy feel like eating it right now 🙂

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    2. kitchen queen says

      August 06, 2015 at 3:51 pm

      delicious puliyadharai.

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    3. Abid Bhatti says

      August 07, 2015 at 11:51 am

      Delicious…. yummy…. totally mouthwatering

      Reply
    4. Aps Prabhu says

      August 09, 2015 at 2:29 pm

      Wow Chandana this looks so yum… I love such kind of rice anytime

      Reply

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