Yellow Rice/Pulihara

Pulihara is also known as Puliyodhara(puliyodharai), Puliyogare or Chitrannam, is a very common rice dish in Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu and Karnataka States. This is very tradional recipe in andhrapradesh, this dish is made for festivals and even for functions. This recipes looks very colorfull and easy to make, so lets get to the preparation.





Ingredients:

• 500 gm rice
• 1 tbsp roasted peanuts
• 5-6 roasted cashew nuts
• a pinch of asafoetida
• a pinch of fenugreek powder

Ingredients for tamarind paste:

• 500 gm tamarind
• 2-3 red chillies
• 1/4 tsp turmeric powder
• salt to taste

Ingredients for Tempering:

• 2 tsp oil
• 1/4 tsp mustard seeds
• 1/2 tsp urad dal
• 1/2 tsp bengal gram
• 5-6 curry leaves
• 2-3 curd chillies (optional)
• 2 green chillies

Method:

1. Wash and soak rice for 15-20 min and cook the rice(not to cook fully, each grain has to seprate).
2. Prepare tamarind juice by soaking the tamarind in 2 cups of water.
3. Boil the tamarind juice along with the turmeric powder, red chillies and salt till the consistency becomes a thick paste.
4. Heat oil in a pan.
5. Add mustard seeds, urad dal, bengal gram, curry leaves, curd chillies & 2 green chillies.
6. Add the above seasoning, roasted cashew nuts, roasted peanuts, asafoetida and fenugreek powder to the cooked rice and mix well.
7. Server with potato wafers for extra taste.

The Tamarind paste in the above procedure can be stored for days together and used as a ready-mix later. So, don’t mind if you think you have more paste than you actually need. If you can, add curd chillies (marked as optional in the ingredients) for extra taste.