Brown Rice Pulihora

Pulihora is a popular rice based in South India.It is tangy and spicy and can be made in several different ways.Today's pulihora is one varaition using brown rice.Its a filling and hearty dish that is great to pack for lunch or as a meal.Soaking brown rice is necessary to make it cook quicker and also to make more easily digestible.

 

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Prep	Cooking time	Serves
15 mins	10 mins	3 persons

Recipe type: Rice varieties

Cuisine:  Indian

Ingredients Brown rice – 1 cup Water – 2 ½ cups Tamarind pulp  -1/4 cup Turmeric powder -1/2 tsp Seasonings Mustard seeds- ¼ tsp Split urad dal -1/4 tsp Dry red chillies  -2 no’s Oil -1 tbsp Channa dal -1 tbsp Cashews -6 no’s Peanuts –handful Curry leaves – few sprigs Hing – to taste salt - to taste

Method

1. Soak rice in water for 2 hours. Rinse and drain the water. Cook rice along with turmeric powder in a pressure cookefor 5 whistles on medium heat. Let the rice cool down. 

 

2. In a small pan, heat 2tbsp oil, add chana dal, urad dal, peanuts, mustard seeds and red chilies. Once the seeds start to splutter and the dals turn golden, add hing and curry leaves.

 

  

  3. Stir fry for 1mt and add tamarind pulp and sugar. Cook tampering ingredients in tamarind pulp for 5-10 minutes. 

 

 4. Turn off heat add the tamarind mixture to rice. Mix well and adjust spices.

Serving suggestions

Sago appalams or papads

Notes
You can skip it if you are not fond of the pungent taste of mustard.