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1kg Prasadam Ava Pulihora | Tamarind Rice | Prasadam Pulihora at home

Flavored Rice | vegetarian

  • Prep Time 10 Mins
  • Cook Time 40 Mins
  • Resting Time 30 Mins
  • Servings 30

Ingredients

  • To cook Rice
  • Rice – Kilogram
  • 2 liter + 100 ml Water
  • 1 tsp Turmeric
  • Tamarind Paste
  • 120 gm Seedless Tamarind
  • 200 - 250 ml Hot Water
  • Mustard Paste
  • 60 gm Mustard Seeds
  • 1.5 inch Ginger
  • 2 Red Chilies
  • 1/2 tsp Turmeric
  • Salt – a little
  • Hot Water – a little
  • 2 tbsp Oil
  • For Tamarind Rice
  • 2.5 tsp Salt (or to taste)
  • 1/4 cup Oil
  • 7 - 8 Green Chilies slit
  • 3 sprigs Curry Leaves
  • For seasoning
  • 3/4 cup Sesame Oil/Groundnut Oil
  • 3/4 cup Groundnut
  • 1.5 tbsp Mustard Seeds
  • 2 tbsp Black Gram
  • 2 tbsp Raw Bengal Gram
  • 12 - 15 Red Chilies
  • 1 tsp Asafoetida
  • 2 Sprig Curry leaves

Instructions

  1. Add hot water to Tamarind and extract thick paste.
  2. Add all the ingredients for the mustard paste to the mixie, add hot water and make a smooth paste. Add Oil after you grind it and set it aside.
  3. Add Water and Turmeric to Rice and cook on a high flame.
  4. Mix the cooking Rice gently, put a cover and pour water in it. Cook on a medium flame to 90% (Check the tips on how to cook the Rice).
  5. Add Oil to the cooked Rice, mix gently and spread it in a wide vessel. Add Salt, Green Chilies, Curry Leaves, Tamarind Paste and mix slowly.
  6. Add all the ingredients for the seasoning to the Oil, roast well and add to the Pulihora. Then add the Mustard paste, mix gently and let it rest from 30 minutes to an hour. Then the flavours of Salt and Turmeric and Mustard stick well to the Rice.
  7. Do check out the tips before you make it. You will definitely get the wonderful, aromatic taste of the temple Tamarind Rice!!