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Usirikaya Pulihora Recipe | Andhra Style Amla Pulihora | Healthy & Tangy Gooseberry Rice Recipe

Flavored Rice | vegetarian

Ingredients

  • For the rice
  • 1.5 cups rice
  • Little salt
  • 3 cups water
  • For the turmeric rice
  • Little salt
  • 1/2 tsp turmeric
  • 4-5 tbsp peanut oil / sesame oil
  • For the gooseberry
  • 5 usirikaya (Indian gooseberries / amla), grated
  • For the tadka
  • 7-8 tbsp oil
  • 1/2 tbsp urad dal
  • 3-4 tbsp cashews
  • 1 tbsp chana dal
  • 1 tsp mustard seeds
  • 1 tsp cumin
  • 1.5 tbso ginger, chopped
  • 2 buttermilk chilies (majjiga mirapakayalu)
  • 1 sprig curry leaves
  • 1/8 tsp hing (asafoetida)
  • To finish
  • 1/2 lemon, juice
  • Coriander, chopped

Instructions

  1. Add 1.5 cups rice, a little salt and 3 cups water to a pressure cooker. Pressure cook for 3 whistles.
  2. Transfer the cooked rice to a wide plate. Sprinkle a little salt, 1/2 tsp turmeric and 4-5 tbsp peanut oil or sesame oil. Combine well and let it cool.
  3. Grate 5 gooseberries and keep aside.
  4. Heat 7-8 tbsp oil in a pan. Add 1/2 tbsp urad dal, 3-4 tbsp cashews and 1 tbsp chana dal. Fry well.
  5. Add 1 tsp mustard and 1 tsp cumin. Fry well. Add 1.5 tbsp chopped ginger and 2 buttermilk chilies. Fry well.
  6. Add 1 sprig curry leaves and 1/8 tsp hing. Fry well. Turn off the flame and add the grated gooseberry. Sauté well for 3-4 mins.
  7. Add the cooled turmeric rice, squeeze in 1/2 lemon juice and add chopped coriander. Coat the rice well. Your Usirikaya Pulihora is ready. Enjoy this tangy Karthika Masam amla rice with appadalu, vadiyalu or curd.