CHINTAPANDU PULIHORA/ TAMARIND RICE

              

Enjoy the recipe

Ingredients required

• Rice - 2 cups
• Tamarind juice - 1½ cup  
• Salt - 2 tsp
• Turmeric powder - ¼ tsp
• Peanuts - 3 tsp
• Chana dal - 1 tsp
• Urad dal - 1 tsp
• Mustard seeds - ½ tsp
• Red chilly - 3
• Green chilly - 6
• Asafoetida(hing) - ¼ tsp
• Curry leaves - as required
• Oil - 5 tsp

      Method to prepare
      1. Cook rice and keep aside.

      2. Take a pan, add tamarind juice, 1 tsp oil, salt, turmeric powder and cook to form a paste. 

      3. Take a bowl, add rice, tamarind paste and mix thoroughly.

      4. Take a pan add 3 tsp oil and allow to heat.

      5. Add pea nuts, chana dal, urad dal and fry until they change into light brown in color.

      6. Now add mustard seeds, hing, curry leaves and fry for half a minute and add to rice.

      7. In the same pan add another 2 tsp oil, add green chilly, red chilly, fry for another half minute and add to rice.

      8. Mix it well.

      9. Chintapandu pulihora is ready for your festival.