Tamarind rice recipe with step by step pictures. Tangy and spicy puliyogare recipe which is one of the most popular recipe around the world. This recipe has two version of puliyogare. I have shared temple or kovil puliyodharai recipe in this. Make sure you check out the pulikachal recipe or tamarind rice mix recipe which is a fridge staple for making quick lunch.
Tamarind rice recipe
Thinking of puliyogare reminds me about my friend eshu, I have mentioned about her in my lemon rice recipe post. She loves lemon rice, puliyogare a lot, she can eat it all day. So I dedicate this recipe to her. I know she will like this a lot. Now talking about puliyogare. It is my favorite too.
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About Tamarind Rice
Amma makes it often for lunch and what she makes to accompany this is some lovely potato roast and papad. You can check here for the recipe of my favorite potato roast. I have given step by step recipe for puliyogare kulambu which you can store it fridge for a couple of weeks.
I think you can store more than that, but in our house it won’t last that long. If you have pulikaichal in your fridge then making puliyogare is a breeze. This can be put in lunch box for kids they will surely love it.
Make sure you check my Andhra style pulihora recipe too.
Pulikachal Recipe
Tamarind Rice mix or pulikachal recipe is a must have mixes in your fridge if you are a busy working mom. This comes in handy on those lazy days. It is not only easy to make but it is preservatives free and taste better than store bought ones.
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Biryani Masala Powder
Ingredients for Puliyogare
- Tamarind
- Mustard Seeds / Kaduku
- Urad dal / Ulundu
- Channa Dal / Kadalai Paruppu
- Fenugreek Seeds
- Peanuts / Verkadalai
- Oil (try to use Indian gingelly oil, Nala Ennai)
- Dry Red Chilli
- Rice
Video for Tamarind Rice (Puliyogare Recipe)
How to Make Kovil Puliyodharai Recipe
Step 1:
Dissolve tamarind in 1 cup of water and squeeze of the pulp and set aside.
Step 2:
Make Pulikaichal. Heat ½ cup of oil. Add mustard, peanuts, channa dal, urad dal, fenugreek seeds and mix well. Fry this on a low heat for 2 mins. Add dry red chilli and mix well. Fry for a min. Pour in the tamarind water and mix well. Add salt and bring it to a boil. Boil it for 10 mins and then Simmer it till oil separates..It will take around 10 mins. Switch off the flame and cool it down.
Step 3:
Now make the spice powder. Take 3 red chilli and ½ tsp fo fenugreek in a dry pan and roast it till you get nice aroma. Now cool it down and grind into a fine powder.
Step 4:
Mixing Tamarind Rice. Now make puliyogare. take rice and drizzle it with gingelly oil. Add as much puliyogare gravy you like and a tsp or two of spice powder and mix well. Serve hot or put in lunch box.
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Puliyogare Recipe | Tamarind Rice | Puliyodharai Recipe
Ingredients
- Rice - 2 cups
- Gingelly Oil - 1 cup
- Tamarind - 1 large apple size
- Dry Red Chillies - 10
- Chana Dal / Kadalai Paruppu - ½ cup
- Peanuts - ½ cup
- Urad dal / Ulundu Paruppu - ¼ cup
- Curry leaves 2 big handful
- Asafoetida / Hing / Kaya Podi - 1 tsp
- Water - 2 cups
- Salt to taste
- For Roasting & Grinding:
- Oil - 1 tsp
- Dry Red Chillies - 20
- Fenugreek Seeds / Methi / Vendayam - 1 tsp
Instructions
- Cook rice as you do as usual.
- Take tamarind and soak it in water for 15 mins. Squeeze and extract as much juice as possible. Discard the pulp.
- Heat 1 tsp of oil in a pan, dry roast chillies and fenugreek seeds on low heat. Now take this in a blender and powder them.
- Now heat gingelly oil in a kadai. Add in peanut, chana dal and fry till golden.
- Add in urad dal, curry leaves and asafoetida and fry for few more mins.
- Add in dry red chillies and fry for a min.
- Add in tamarind water and cook that down till it thickens.
- Now add in the spice powders and salt and mix well. Cook till it gets pretty dry and oil separates from it.
- Now you can cool this down and store it in a air tight container in fridge.
- When you need. Mix this in some cooked rice and toss well. Add salt to taste
- Serve.
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Nutrition
Puliyodharai Recipe step by step pictures
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| Take all your ingredients |
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| Soak tamarind in water |
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| Squeeze and extract the juice..set aside |
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| heat little oil in a pan |
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| add in dry red chillies |
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| fenugreek seeds |
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| roast till golden |
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| take it in a blender |
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| powder it till coarse and set aside |
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| heat oil in a pan, add in peanuts |
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| add in chana dal |
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| roast till golden |
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| add in urad dal |
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| fry for few mins |
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| now it is cooked |
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| add in chillies |
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| asafoetida |
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| add in curry leaves as well |
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| mix well |
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| add in tamarind juice |
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| mix till it thickens |
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| now it is thick |
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| almost done |
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| dry this completely |
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| add in the powder |
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| salt |
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| mix well |
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| cook this till it is completely dry..now it is done..you can store this in a container in fridge |
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| Now take rice and drizzle some oil over it |
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| add some pulikaichal to this |
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| and mix well |
Tips & Tricks
- Adjust the spice level as per you taste.
- If you are storing this in fridge, add the prepared spice powder in the gravy and mix well. You can store this in an air tight bottle in fridge.
- Tamarind rice taste depends mostly on fenugreek and chillies. So make sure you don't skip the roasting of the spices.
- Peanuts add nice crunch to the dish so add generous amount in tamarind rice.
- Tamarind rice stays good for many hours. it is one of the best travel friendly recipe.
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Rasi
it looks very nice 🙂 this is how do it too.. my fav food!
The Pumpkin Farm
looks yummy
Sharmilee! :)
Flavourful and nice...luv all variety rices
hemalata
My favorite rice,looks so yummy.
Umm Mymoonah
Nice presentation, looks very yummy!
vaishali sabnani
looks yum!!
Hema
Awesome, I like the picture with the rice served on those leaves, mouthwatering..
Jaleela
One of my fav, nice presentation Aarthi,
Thanks for visit my place
Archana
Love it and smacking my lips here in anticipation.
Chef Mireille
looks delicious
Harini
The rice served in an Almond leaf (?) is very appealing..We make this in a different way.
S.Menaga
Flavourful n delicious puliyogare...
Tina
Delicious rice..
Amy
looks delicious!!
Srivalli
Nice presentation..
Smitha
this is even my favorite one!....yummy!
Magda
sinceramente.. me da respeto un plato con tanto pique
Angela
Looks lovely. I love the flavor of tamarind.
Achu's Amma's Kitchen
Hey nice recipe..ur presentations are awesome and informative
SouthIndianHome
looks perfect Aarthi.nice presentation
Hema Nova
My mouth is watering after seeing this puliyotharai. looks inviting.
deeps recipes
Mouth watering dish..U have done it perfect,Aarthi..
Kalpana Sareesh
an all time fav rice..too good
faseela
yummy n tangy rice....
Ramya
What a tangy and yummy dish:-) One of my fav!!
Kanchan
Loved the snap, looks beautiful on leaf !
Kanan
love the pic with leaf. nice looking and tasty recipe.
Suma Gandlur
Very flavorful one!
Ramya
i was waiting for this recipe to try
Ramya
i was waiting for this recipe to try
Rujuta
I love tamarind rice...recipe bookmarked.. the rice looks tempting
PJ
I am literally drooling over the picture.Looks tempting...
Anitha Kirubakaran
luks tempting arthi
Anonymous
Very nice....
pooja bhatt
I know people make the "gojju" and keep ...I find this much easier
Aarthi.K
Aarthi..I have tried many of your recipes..it comes well..Whenever I wanted to cook something different I refer up to ur recipes..Good job..keep going..
Bagavathy Appasamy
Sister.... Ninga blog la fenugreek and chilli uh podi pani rice mix panum podhu podringa... But Amma and unga video la gravy prepare panum podhu podringa.... Idhula endha method use pana taste enhance panum.... Pls reply panunga sister❤
srimayyia
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