Ingredients

• 2 cups - rice.
• 3-4 tsp - tamarind paste.
• Salt to taste.
• 4 - green chillies.
• 2 - red chillies.
• Chopped coriander leaves.
• 10 - curry leaves.
• 1/2 tsp - turmeric powder.
• 1/2 tsp - cumin seeds.
• 1/2 tsp - mustard seeds.
• 1/2 tsp - chopped ginger.
• 3 tsp - Bengal gram.
• 3-4 tsp - groundnut.
• oil.

How to Make Pulihora

• Cook the rice first and keep it aside. Now take a hollow pan, heat 2-3 spoons of oil for 2 mins. Now add groundnuts, fry lightly.
• When these are fried, add chopped ginger, cumin seeds, mustard seeds, Bengal gram, red chillies, green chillies and fry to a brown colour.
• Reduce flame, add 1/2 spoon turmeric powder and tamarind juice and salt sufficient for 2 cups cooked rice.
• Allow to boil till the tamarind paste becomes thicker and add coriander leaves so that the flavour goes into the mixture.
• Leave for a minute and turn off the stove.
• Now mix rice with the mixture completely.
• Garnish with coriander leaves.
• For tamarind juice: Take 1/2 cup tamarind, add 1 cup water and leave aside for 10 mins. Extract juice to be used in the mix.
• Tip: The mixture can be stored in the refrigerator for a week.