PULIYOGARE

Ingredients

• Rice - 1 cup


• Puliyogare Gojj - 2 to 3 tsp


• Oil - 1/2 cup


• Curry leaves - 1 stalk


• Rasam Powder - 1 tsp


• White sesame seeds - 2 tsp


• Ground nuts - 2 tsp


• Mustard seeds - 1tsp


• Desiccated coconut - 2 tsp

Puliyogare Gojju (Tamarind Paste)

Ingredients

• Tamarind - 500 grms


• Jaggery - 200 grms


• Salt to taste

Method for gojju

• Soak Tamarind in water for a day to make it smooth


• Squeeze the smooth tamarind to take out only its juice


• If required use a seive (colander) to take out only the juice and discard any tamarind content


• Heat the tamarind juice on medium flame


• Allow it to boil thoroughly


• Add Jaggery and Salt


• Allow it to boil again


• Allow it to cool before you store it in a refrigerator


• Now the gojju (tamarind paste) is ready for use as and when required

Method

1. Wash rice thoroughly


2. Add 1/2tsp of turmeric powder, 1 tsp oil and a pinch of salt to the rice


3. Cook the rice in a pressure cooker


4. Preheat a pan (large one - wok)


5. Add Oil


6. Add mustard seeds and allow them to splutter


7. Add Peanuts & dried red chillies (whole) to the oil and fry for few minutes until the peanuts are golden brown (Do not overfry and burn them)


8. Take the pan off the hob


9. Add Curry leaves and White Sesame seeds


10. Now Add the cooked Rice, Rasam powder and Tamarind Paste to the pan


11. Add salt if required


12. Mix them well so that the Tamarind Paste is evenly mixed with the rice


13. Dessicated coconuts can be used for toppings