🇮🇳 Indian Vegetarian

Puliogare

Name: Puliogare
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 40 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients: to taste Salt; 1/2 tsp Turmeric Powder; 3 tbsp Vegetable Oil; 3 cups cooked, cooled Rice; 1 tsp Urad Dal; 1 tsp Mustard Seeds; 1 sprig Curry Leaves; 3 Dried Red Chilies; pinch Asafoetida; 3 tbsp Peanuts; 3 tbsp Tamarind Paste; 1 tsp Red Chili Powder; 2 tbsp, roasted and powdered Sesame Seeds; 1 tsp Jaggery

🇮🇳 Indian

Temple-style tamarind rice — tangy puliogare gojju coating every grain with sesame, peanuts and jaggery balance.

Prep 20 min Cook 20 min Serves 4 Medium

Ingredients

Saltto taste
Turmeric Powder1/2 tsp
Vegetable Oil3 tbsp
Rice3 cups cooked, cooled
Urad Dal1 tsp
Mustard Seeds1 tsp
Curry Leaves1 sprig
Dried Red Chilies3
Asafoetidapinch
Peanuts3 tbsp
Tamarind Paste3 tbsp
Red Chili Powder1 tsp
Sesame Seeds2 tbsp, roasted and powdered
Jaggery1 tsp

Instructions

1
Cook rice and cool completely.
2
Soak tamarind; extract thick pulp.
3
Temper mustard, urad, peanuts, curry leaves and dried chili; add tamarind pulp, turmeric, chili powder and a pinch of jaggery; reduce to a glossy gojju.
4
Stir in sesame powder if using; fold gojju through rice.
5
Rest 10 minutes so flavors settle.

Chef's tip

The gojju should be thick enough to coat, not soup the rice — reduce patiently.

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Watch how it's made

Video: Prasadam Pulihora / Tamarind Rice Recipe · on YouTube