Pulihora or Tamarind Rice - Variety 1

Ingredients:

Rice 2 cups or

Cooked rice 4 cups

Tamarind juice 1 cup

Green Chillies 4

Ginger 2 inch piece

Chana Dal(Senaga pappu) 2 teaspoons

Urad Dal(Mena pappu ) 2 teaspoons

Mustard seeds 1 teaspoon

Curry leaves 8-10

Peanuts 2 teaspoons

(also called pallilu/veru senagapappu)

Turmeric 1/4 teaspoon

Hing 2 pinches

Cashews 1 teaspoon (optional)

Oil 1 cup

Salt as needed

Preparation:

1. Take 2 cup of rice and cook it by adding 4 cups of water. Spread the cooked rice a big bowl.

2. Soak tamarind in hot water and make a paste of it and extract the juice.

3. Cut green chilli into length wise .Cut ginger into very small pieces.

4. Heat a pan and add oil after oil is heated turn to medium low flame  add chana dal, urad dal, mustard seeds, ground nuts / peanuts, turmeric, hing ,curry leaves, green chillies and ginger fry till the urad dal becomes into golden color .

5. Add tumeric powder and salt , mix well. Add tamarind juice and after it boils switch off stove.

6. Mix the above tadka into the cooked rice in the bowl and mix well.