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Puliyodharai Recipe
How To Make Puliyodharai
Steamed rice tossed with a spice mix, a tangy tamarind based pullikacchal masala and the added crunch of roasted peanuts.
- Total Cook Time 30 mins
- Cook Time 30 mins
- Recipe Servings4
- Easy
Ingredients of Puliyodharai
- Spice masala:
- (All to taste)
- Coriander seeds
- Black pepper corns
- Fenugreek seeds
- Sesame seeds
- Button red chillies
- 1/3 tsp sesame oil
- Pullikacchal masala:
- 1 Tbsp sesame oil
- 1/4 tsp mustard seeds
- 1/4 tsp black gram dal
- 1 tsp bengal gram dal
- 4-5 red button chillies
- 4-5 curry leaves
- 2 cups of tamarind water
- 1/4 tsp turmeric powder
- Pinch of asafoetida
- Salt to taste
- 2 tsp spice masala
- Fried peanuts to taste
- Rice mix:
- Steamed rice
- 1 tsp sesame oil
- 1 1/2 Tbsp of pullikacchal masala
How to Make Puliyodharai
HideShow MediaFor the spice masala:
1.
Heat oil in an open pan. Add coriander seeds, black pepper corns, fenugreek seeds and button red chillies.
2.
Dry roast the masala and grind it to a dry masala powder.
For the pullikacchal masala:
1.
Heat oil in pan. Add mustard seeds, black gram dal, bengal gram dal, red button chillies, curry leaves, tamarind water, turmeric powder, asafoetida, salt and spice masala.
2.
Wait for a boil then add fried peanuts.
3.
Cook masala for twenty minutes.
4.
Pullikacchal paste is ready.
For the main preparation:
1.
Take a bowl, put steamed rice, oil and pullikacchal masala. Mix it well.
2.
Puliyodharai is ready, garnish with coriander leaves and serve hot.