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Kovil Puliyodharai / Temple Puliyodharai

Posted on Jan 5th, 2017
by Sowmya Venkatachalam
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The Puliyodharai served in the temples have a unique taste and flavor. This recipe is also commonly being referred as Iyengar Puliyodharai. It tastes divine, may be we are tasting in small quantity that too in the temple. The method of making Temple style puliyodharai is slightly different from our normal Puliyodharai. Learn to make Temple style puliyodharai with step by step pictures and video at Subbu's Kitchen.
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Cook Time 20 minutes
Total Time 20 minutes
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I always wonder the delicious taste of Puliyodharai given as prasadham especially in Perumal Kovil and Anjeneyar kovil. If we go to Nanganallur Anjeneyar temple on saturdays, we would get Puliyodharai as Prasadam which is very unique in taste. Our traditional puliyodharai does not match with this taste. I did many experiments and my family finally gave this below recipe as “Go Ahead” for Kovil Puliyodharai. Try this Kovil Puliyodharai | Temple Style Puliyodharai Rice | Tamarind Rice recipe and share your comments!

 

In most of the big temples, there will be a separate kitchen area where they cook the Prasadam in larger quantities everyday. I always feel like the blessing of God is the main reason for the tastier Prasadam they prepare in temple kitchen. Also when preparing large quantities of prasad, usually, they have big uruli (cooking vessel) and the rice, pongal or any other prasad is made in those urli. The open cooking process incorporates a smoky flavor that inturn enhances the flavor of the prasadam. I believe these are the main reasons for the Kovil Puliyodharai to taste more yummier when served as Prasad.There are many other variations in making the Pulikachal / Puliyodharai Rice. Some of the popular puliyodharai/pulihora rice recipes are given in the link below.

 

  1. Madappali Puliyodharai 
  2. Andhara Pulihora
  3. Karnataka style Tamarind Rice
  4.  Tamil traditional Pulikachal

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Koil Puliyodharai | Temple Style Puliyodarai Rice

Course: Lunch, Main Course
Cuisine: India, South Indian, Tamil Nadu
Prep Time: 0 minutes
Cook Time: 20 minutes
Total Time: 20 minutes
Servings: 4 people
Calories: 344kcal
Author: Sowmya Venkatachalam
The Puliyodharai served in the temples have a unique taste and flavor. This recipe is also commonly being referred as Iyengar Puliyodharai. It tastes divine, may be we are tasting in small quantity that too in the temple. The method of making Temple style puliyodharai is slightly different from our normal Puliyodharai. Learn to make Temple style puliyodharai with step by step pictures and video at Subbu's Kitchen.
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Ingredients

  • 1 lemon size Tamarind
  • ½ tsp Turmeric Powder
  • 2 Red Chili
  • ¼ tsp Asafoetida (Asafetida / Hing)
  • Salt adjust to your taste
  • 1 tbsp Jaggery grated

For Grinding

  • 1 tsp Oil
  • 2 tbsp Coriander seeds
  • 6 nos Red Chili
  • 1 tbsp Split Bengal Gram (Channa Dal / Kadalaparuppu)
  • 2 tsp Urid Dal
  • ½ tsp Fenugreek seeds
  • 1 tsp Peppercorns
  • 2 tsp Sesame Seeds

For Tempering

  • 2 tbsp Gingelly Oil
  • 1 tsp Mustard Seeds
  • 2 tsp Split Bengal Gram (Channa Dal / Kadalaparuppu)
  • 1 tbsp Peanuts roasted
  • 1 fistful Curry leaves

Instructions

  • Soak the tamarind in 1 cup of water and extract the juice and keep it aside
  • Heat oil in a pan, add the grinding ingredients except sesame seeds and fry it until the dals turn golden brown color
  • Finally add sesame seeds and fry for 30 seconds and remove the fried ingredient from flame and allow it to cool off. The reason of adding sesame seeds at the last is that they would get burnt easily while we try frying the dals. So it should be always added last
  • Take the fried and cooled ingredients in a mixer and grind it to a smooth powder
  • Heat gingelly oil in a pan, add mustard seeds when the oil is hot. When the mustard seeds starts to sputter, add channa dal and peanuts and fry till they turn golden brown color
  • Next add broken red chillies and curry leaves and fry for another 20 seconds
  • Then add extracted thick tamarind juice and add turmeric powder along with salt and hing and mix well
  • Allow the tamarind mixture to boil atleast for 5 minutes to get rid off the raw smell of tamarind
  • Now add the ground powder and mix well to get rid off lumps. Keep the flame in medium and allow the puliyodharai mixture to boil well and attain a thick paste like consistency
  • When the Puliyodarai mixture gets thicken add jaggery and stir well, remove the pulioyodharai from flame. 
  • We can store the puliyodharai mixture in an air tight container and refrigerate and use it for 2-4 days. If we plan to refrigerate, then we should be generous in using gingelly oil 🙂 
  • Take cooked rice and allow it to cool off so that the rice is very fluffy. Then add the puliyodharai mixture and a teaspoon of gingelly oil and gently mix it with a wooden spatula to avoid mashing of rice.
  • The yummy, spicy Kovil Puliyodharai is ready for neivedhyam and also for serving. 

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Nutritional Info

Nutrition Facts
Koil Puliyodharai | Temple Style Puliyodarai Rice
Amount Per Serving (1 cup)
Calories 344 Calories from Fat 117
% Daily Value*
Fat 13g20%
Saturated Fat 1.5g9%
Trans Fat 0.1g
Polyunsaturated Fat 5.6g
Monounsaturated Fat 4.4g
Sodium 277mg12%
Potassium 245mg7%
Carbohydrates 51g17%
Fiber 2.5g10%
Sugar 4.5g5%
Protein 7.4g15%
Vitamin A 235IU5%
Vitamin C 45.4mg55%
Calcium 24mg2%
Iron 1.2mg7%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.
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Method:

  • Soak the tamarind in 1 cup of water and extract the juice and keep it aside
  • Heat oil in a pan, add the grinding ingredients except sesame seeds and fry it until the dals turn golden brown color
  • Finally add sesame seeds and fry for 30 seconds and remove the fried ingredient from flame and allow it to cool off. Sesame seeds get burnt easily and that the reason of adding sesame seeds at the end of the frying process.
  • Take the fried and cooled ingredients in a mixer and grind it to a smooth powder
  • Heat gingelly oil in a pan, add mustard seeds when the oil is hot. When the mustard seeds starts to sputter, add channa dal and peanuts and fry till they turn golden brown color
  • Next add broken red chillies and curry leaves and fry for another 20 seconds
  • Then add extracted thick tamarind juice and add turmeric powder along with salt and hing and mix well
  • Allow the tamarind mixture to boil atleast for 5 minutes to get rid off the raw smell of tamarind
  • Now add the ground powder and mix well to get rid off lumps. Keep the flame in medium and allow the puliyodharai mixture to boil well and attain a thick paste like consistency
  • When the Puliyodarai mixture gets thicken add jaggery and stir well, remove the pulioyodharai from flame.
  • We can store the puliyodharai mixture in an air tight container and refrigerate and use it for 2-4 days. If we plan to refrigerate, then we should be generous in using gingelly oil 🙂
  • Take cooked rice and allow it to cool off so that the rice is very fluffy. Then add the puliyodharai mixture and a teaspoon of gingelly oil and gently mix it with a wooden spatula to avoid mashing of rice. The yummy, spicy Kovil Puliyodharai is ready for neivedhyam and also for serving.

 

Kovil Puliyodharai / Temple Puliyodharai
Kovil Puliyodharai / Temple Puliyodharai

 

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sag says:
December 26, 2014 at 5:57 pm

Very Nice. Just tried this one. Came very well.

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Sundari Mohanram says:
April 2, 2015 at 11:04 pm

Don't u need to add perungayam/hing?

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subbuskitchen says:
April 3, 2015 at 9:32 pm

Hi Sundari, I have used hing. You can see that in step 7.

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Sowmya C D says:
July 31, 2015 at 8:20 am

Ya I tried jus now.. And had it.. Taste pakka.. But.. Kaaram koncham yekkuva aipoindhi.. But enjoyed eating it with sssssss sounds…

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Revathy Palaniappan says:
February 18, 2017 at 3:38 pm

Just now tried…it came out very well. It's too tasty… I love it…thanks for your post.

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R.VENKATARAMAN says:
August 25, 2017 at 6:40 am

what is the different between iyengar puliodharai, temple pulidharai and the other puliodharai

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Vasumathi Raja says:
September 2, 2018 at 1:44 pm

Just an observation, in kovil puliyodharai, there will be pepper and sesame seeds, which is not obvious other varieties.

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Vasumathi Raja says:
September 2, 2018 at 1:45 pm

Just an observation, in kovil puliyodharai, there will be pepper and sesame seeds, which is not obvious other varieties.

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Alonna says:
January 14, 2019 at 9:52 pm

Love your website and this recipe. Stupid question: how much rice does this mixture flavor? Thanks!

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Sowmya Venkatachalam says:
January 17, 2019 at 2:37 am

We can use atlrast 3 cups of cooked rice

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Parthasarathy says:
May 25, 2019 at 1:23 am

Hi Sowmya, I tried this. It was good. Thank you for the recipe. One question. When eating the peanuts seems to be still raw, What do I do to cook the peanuts well.

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Sowmya Venkatachalam says:
May 25, 2019 at 8:36 am

I generally use roasted peanuts, but if you feel the peanuts are raw, pls fry them alone for more time and then add it to the tempering. So that other ingredient in the tempering is not burnt. If you have microwave, you can keep the peanut in microwave safe bowl and heat it for 2 mins and then add the peanuts to the tempering.

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Thiruppathi A says:
July 20, 2019 at 9:55 pm

Very nice

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Sowmya Venkatachalam says:
July 21, 2019 at 8:21 pm

Thanks

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Kavi says:
August 12, 2019 at 10:05 am

How many days we can store this pulikaachal

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Sowmya Venkatachalam says:
August 12, 2019 at 11:03 pm

It will stay fresh for a week

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Chari says:
August 7, 2020 at 10:33 am

Madam, I want to try this. But I have one question. Will not the Puliyodharai become sweet if we add jaggery? I really like to have Puliyodharai to be spicy. What should I do to be really spicy.

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Sowmya Venkatachalam says:
August 8, 2020 at 4:04 am

Jaggery will not make Puliyodarai sweet. Its just balance out the spice of chili and tangy of tamarind.

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