Puliyogare/Puliyodharai/Puli Sadham

Winter is started. It will be good to have a cup of Puliyogare in the chill weather. It will keep the body warm. Puliyogare is one of the best variety rice made in South India which is all time favorite for most of us. This rice is good whenever going for outing or picnic. It wont spoil for even two for days.

Ingredients:

Basmati rice – 2 cup

For Roasting

Chana dal – 3 teaspoon
Urad dal – 3 teaspoon
Fenugreek seed – 2 table spoon
Coriander seed – 2 tablespoon
Dry red chilli – 5
Sesame seed – 1 teaspoon

For seasoning:

Red chilli – 5 tablespoon
Chana dal – 2 tablespoon
Urad dal – 1 tablespoon
Tamarind – 1 lemon size
Ground nut – ½ cup
Asafoetida – ½ teaspoon
Mustard seed – 1 teaspoon
Turmeric powder – ½ teaspoon
Sesame oil – 50ml
Curry leaves – 1 spring

Steps:

Soak basmati rice for ½ an hour. Cook the rice by adding 1 tablespoon of sesame oil. So that the grains will remain separated. Cool down.

Soak tamarind in a cup of water for 10 mins.

Heat a spoon of sesame oil in a pan and roast the ingredients mentioned under For roasting till golden color. Bring down to cool and make it to smooth powder.

Heat 5 table spoon of sesame oil in a pan. Once oil hot, add mustard seeds and 1 teaspoon of urad dal.

Once mustard start spluttering add asafoetida, 2 table spoon Chana dal, Curry leaves, ground nut.

Once ground nut turned into golden in color, add red chilli and turmeric powder.

Now add two cups of tamarind extract water. Bring to boil. Add enough salt as per your taste.
Then add ground powder and boil till the consistency become little thick.

Now puliyogare mix is ready. Add this puliyogare with cooked rice and mix it gently and thoroughly. Make sure to mix as per your sour taste you want.

Now puliyogare is ready to serve.

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