Puliyodharai / Puliyogare Recipe (Spicy Tamarind Rice) with Pulikachal
Puliyodharai/ Puliyogare or Tamarind Rice is a tangy-spicy South Indian Rice variety, which is known for its long shelf life and great travel food. If you are going for picnic or long journey and need food that can stay fresh without being refrigerated, then Puliyogare is the right choice. But for me, I can relish this flavorful rice anytime of the week or year.
Course : Lunch
Ingridients : Main Ingredients
2 cups Rice , cooked
Sesame (Gingelly) Oil , or gingely oil as required
Ingredients for Pulikachal (Puliyodharai / Puliyogare Spice Mix)
2 teaspoons Tamarind Paste
1/2 teaspoon Jaggery
1/4 cup Raw Peanuts (Moongphali) , roasted
Salt , as needed
Water , as needed
Ingredients To Roast and Grind For Pulikachal
2 tablespoons Chana dal (Bengal Gram Dal)
4 Dry Red Chilli
3 teaspoons Methi Seeds (Fenugreek Seeds)
1 teaspoon Whole Black Peppercorns
For the seasoning
1 tablespoon Mustard seeds (Rai/ Kadugu)
3 Dry Red Chilli
1 tablespoon Chana dal (Bengal Gram Dal)
1/2 teaspoon Asafoetida (hing)
1-1/2 teaspoon Turmeric powder (Haldi)
8 Curry leaves
5 tablespoon Sesame (Gingelly) Oil
Instructions Method for Making Pulikachal-Soak the tamarind in water for at least one hour and extract the juice. Keep the juice asideTake all the ingredients listed under Roast and Grind and dry roast them until it turns golden brown. Cool them completely and grind to a fine powder in a mixer grinder.Heat oil in a heavy bottomed pan, add the mustard seeds, red chillies and allow it to crackle and roast for a few seconds. Add the tamarind extract, turmeric powder, salt, curry leaves and asafoetida. Add enough water to make it thin and allow it to boil for at-least 20 minutes or until the volume reduces to half.Once the volume has reduced to half, add the jaggery and the ground spice powder. Allow this mixture to boil for another 5 minutes or until the mixtures starts to thicken.Turn off the heat and cool the pulikachal. Add the roasted peanuts and keep aside. This this the Pulikachal mixture to make the Tamarind Rice.You can store this mixture in the refrigerator for about a week and use it as and when required.
Puliyodharai / Puliyogare Recipe (Spicy Tamarind Rice) with Pulikachal
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