Thursday, January 13, 2011

Andhra Style Chintapandu Pulihora


Chintapandu (Tamarind) rice is commonly prepared in our household during festival times. This was prepared recently . This version is the traditional andhra style and it has got a nice tangy flavor. It is a tradition to prepare bobbatlu too ( and this is a wonderful combination for festival times). So here is the recipe for tamarind rice andhra style.

Ingredients
  • 1 cup rice
  • a big lemon size tamarind soak in 1 cup water
  • 4 red chillies
  • 1 tbsp channa dal
  • 1 tbsp urad dal
  • 1 tsp musturd seeds
  • 1/8 tsp fenugreek seeds
  • 3 springs curry leaves
  • 1 green chilli
  • 1/8 tsp hing
  • 1/2 tsp turmeric
  • 1 tsp jaggery
  • 1/8 cup oil
  • salt to taste
  • 1 tbsp coriander seeds
  • 1/4 tsp fenugreek seeds

Cooking procedure
Soak the tamarind in warm water for 30 min ,then nicely squeeze and extract the pulp and keep aside

Cook the rice with 2 cups of water and with a 1 tsp oil in pressure cooker for 3 whistles .

Dry roast coriander seeds and methi seeds till a nice aroma came n let it cool after that make a fine powder and keep aside.

Heat oil in a pan add chana dal,urad dal ,mustard seeds ,fenugeerk seeds and when mustard seeds starts to splutter add red chilli,curry leaves,turmeric and hing and stir for 30 sec ,then add tamarind pulp and jaggery and stir n cook till the mixture become a thick and when oil begins to saturate switch off the flame and let it cool.

Mix the above mixture to the rice till it blends nicely with rice ,then mix the coriander ,methi powder nicely ,then cover n keep aside for 30 min before you serve

Note :
  • You can prepare the tamarind paste before ,store in the jar and refregirate it ,use when ever u want .
  • If u add more jaggery then will get the sweeter version of pulihora
  • Adding corander n methi powder will give nice twist to this tangy rice

46 comments:

Savi-Ruchi said...

looks very inviting Satya

Unknown said...

my all time fav...nothing can beat chintapandu pulihora...i can have it anytime...yummo!!

Elaichii said...

Delicious mouth watering pulihora!

Lorraine said...

Sounds wonderful! I love rice dishes:)

KrithisKitchen said...

Yummy & delicious...

Nandita SS said...

The pulihora looks very tasty satya. This is my favourite rice dish. I can have this anytime of the day :)

Lakshmi ...Rasoi ki Malkin..northern and southern spices said...

Pulihora looks tempting sathya..

Daisy Roshan said...

i like pulihora...this is a recipe i can follow...yummy!!

Tahemeem said...

ooh ooh i love pulihora.. i would devour all of it if i was there :)

Unknown said...

Hey Satya,

Yummy pulihara...:)

Dr.Sameena@

http://www.myeasytocookrecipes.blogspot.com/

Jayanthy Kumaran said...

I must really try this before going to try something else...irresistable recipe..
Tasty appetite

Gayathri Kumar said...

Yummy and inviting pulihora!

Satrupa said...

Hi Satya,

Good to see your posts after a break .... the tamarind rice looks yummy.

Cheers,
Satrupa

http://satrupa-foodforthought.blogspot.com

Nisa Homey said...

Love this rice very much....a fav of my son too.

Unknown said...

love this anytime..looks yumm..

Priya Suresh said...

Adding jaggery in pulihora sounds very new and interesting..Tempting tamarind rice..

Madhura Manoj said...

Droolworthy...Love it.

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sonu said...

wow !! looks very inviting !

Love2cook Malaysia said...

OMG, pulihora makes me salivate!!! Been a loooong time since I had this ;)

Uma said...

looks delicious.. adding jaggery sounds interesting!

Prema said...

my fav,luks delicious...

Pari Vasisht said...

Love this rice, looks good dear.
FOODELICIOUS

Suji said...

Yummy rice..Looks too good...

saritha said...

my heartly favorite..i almost prepare it once in a week. my version is little different...urs looking yummy...

Umm Mymoonah said...

Thank you for sharing this authentic pulihora, looks very yummy.

Hasna said...

heard of ds dish always...bt never got a chance to taste it ....luks delicious

Unknown said...

Delicious rice..I would love to try it sometime..

aipi said...

That sounds so delicious..super recipe Satya!

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Kanchan said...

I had tamarind rice only in restaurants .. never @ home, will try this one.

Anonymous said...

Nice one sathya. I found oout very recently that telugu people have a different way of maing Puliyohara Rice...not like the way we make it in tamil nadu, with a base paste and mixing rice...In fact I am craving for it right now!!!
You havent come to my blogsite for some time now? Still in vacation mode???


Shobha

Sweet Artichoke said...

Yum, this tamarind rice looks delicious and so rich in flavours! i love tamarind but don't always know where to use it. Would love to try it!

Suchitra Vaidyaram said...

My all time fav- puliyodhirai! your dish looks lovely

Reva said...

Lovely tangy rice...this is my first time here and I must say your blog and recipes is just wonderful...will be a regular here.."Happy Pongal" to U and your family..
Reva

Torviewtoronto said...

delicious flavours and rice
Satya check out the event this month

Rachu said...

I tried it with the store bought tamarind mix, But this one seems easy and possible. Will def try out.

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Deepthi Shankar said...

yummy rice ..

Pushpa said...

Pulihora looks tangy spicy and yummy,thanks for stopping by.

Nisha said...

Tamarind rice is my all time fav, Yours looks yummy

Supriya said...

Your tamarind rice is mouth-watering Satya.

Krishnaveni said...

my fav rice, looks great for picnics

Quay Po Cooks said...

Sounds wonderful and rice dishes are right up my alley!

SUGANTHI said...

Happy pongal to you and your family satya. Keep sharing your wonderful recipes all through this year too. A very happy 2011 .

Unknown said...

this is my fav...Love it :)

swapna said...

My fav....i can have any time!!Yumm!!

Simply Life said...

Oh what a great rice dish!

Magic of Spice said...

I have not tried this rice yet, but I have been looking for new rice selection. I am crazy for the flavors in this dish, very wonderful :)

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