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🍋Pulihora (Tamarind Rice)

Name: Pulihora (Tamarind Rice)
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 20 min
Yield: 1 servings
Cuisine: Indian (Andhra)
Ingredients: 0.75 cup rice; 2 tbsp tamarind; 3 tbsp peanuts; 1 tbsp chana dal; 1 tbsp urad dal; 1 tsp mustard seeds; 0.5 tsp turmeric; 3 piece dry red chili; 1 sprig curry leaves; 2 tbsp sesame oil

Authentic andhra indian lunch you can cook at home in about 20 minutes. 10 simple ingredients, step-by-step.

Total time

20 min

Serves

Per serving

480 kcal

Difficulty

Easy

Ingredients (1 servings)

0.75 cuprice
2 tbsptamarind
3 tbsppeanuts
1 tbspchana dal
1 tbspurad dal
1 tspmustard seeds
0.5 tspturmeric
3 piecedry red chili
1 sprigcurry leaves
2 tbspsesame oil

Instructions

1
Cook rice fluffy, cool slightly. Soak tamarind in warm water; squeeze to extract thick pulp.
2
Heat sesame oil; pop mustard seeds, then chana dal, urad dal, peanuts, dry red chili, curry leaves.
3
Add turmeric and tamarind pulp; cook 5 min until thick paste. Mix into rice with salt.
4
Rest 30 min for flavours to soak in. Serve at room temp — perfect for travel.

Nutrition per serving

480

kcal · Calories

g · Protein

g · Carbs

g · Fat

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