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Puliyogare | Karnataka Style Tamarind Rice
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Puliyogare | Karnataka Style Tamarind Rice

Karnataka Style Tamarind rice, referred as Puliyogare, a very delicious, spicy Tamarind rice. There are few ingredients unique in Karnataka Style making this tamarind rice so tasty and delectable. Relish this Karanataka Style Tamarind rice with papad or Potato fry and enjoy this rice!
Prep Time10 minutes
Cook Time30 minutes
Total Time40 minutes
Course: Rice Varieties
Cuisine: Indian, Karnataka
Servings: 6 people
Calories: 380kcal
Author: Sowmya Venkatachalam

Equipment

  • Mixer Grinder
  • Heavy Bottomed Pan

Ingredients

  • 1 cup Cooked Rice 1 Cup - 250ml
  • 1 lemon Size Tamarind
  • teaspoon Salt
  • ¼ teaspoon Turmeric Powder
  • 1 tablespoon Grated Jaggery
  • Few Curry Leaves

For Grinding

  • 1 teaspoon Oil
  • 2 teaspoon Whole Urad Dal
  • 2 teaspoon Split Bengal Gram (Channa Dal / Kadalaparuppu)
  • 1 tablespoon Coriander Seeds
  • 6 Red Chili
  • 0.5 teaspoon Peppercorns
  • 0.5 teaspoon Cumin Seeds
  • 0.5 teaspoon Mustard Seeds
  • 0.25 teaspoon Fenugreek seeds
  • 2 tablespoon Sesame seeds
  • 0.5 cup Dry Grated Coconut
  • 1 Pinch Asafoetida (Asafetida / Hing) a Generous Pinch

For Tempering

  • 3 tablespoon Sesame oil
  • 1 teaspoon Mustard Seeds
  • 1 teaspoon Split Urad Dal
  • 1 tablespoon Split Bengal Gram (Channa Dal / Kadalaparuppu)
  • 2 tablespoon Roasted Peanuts

Instructions

Soaking Tamarind

  • Soak Tamarind in warm water for 10 mins and extract the juice

Grinding Process

  • Heat oil in a pan. Add urad dal, channa dal, coriander seeds, red chili, peppercorns, cumin seeds, fenugreek seeds and fry till golden brown. Take these aside. In the same pan, add sesame seeds and fry till it sputter. Take the sesame seeds aside
  • Next add the dry coconut along with hing and fry till it is golden brown. Cool down all these fried ingredients along with hing and grind it to smooth powder.

Tempering Time!

  • Heat oil in a pan. When the oil is hot, add mustard seeds and allow it to sputter. Add split urad dal, bengal gram dal, peanuts and fry till golden brown. Add Tamarind extract to the pan. Add necessary salt, turmeric powder and stir well.

Boil Tamarind

  • Boil the tamarind extract for 5 mins to get rid of its raw smell. After the raw smell goes off, add grated jaggery and mix well. Now add the ground spice powder and stir well to make sure there are no lumps.

Spice up

  • Keep the flame low and let the Puliyogare boil and become thick like a paste. When the Puliyogare becomes thick like a paste, the oil starts to float on top. Switch off the flame. Garnish with curry leaves and take the puliyogare in an air-tight container. We can keep this mix refrigerated and use it for a week.

Rice Mix

  • Take the cooked and cooled rice in a mixing bowl. Add 2-3 tablespoon of puliyogare mix and mix gently without mashing the rice. Taste and adjust the salt. Finally add a teaspoon of sesame oil and serve

Serving Time

  • Serve the delicious Karnataka Style Tamarind Rice (Puliyogare) with any stir-fry veggie lije Potato Fry, Ladysfinger fry and papad and enjoy

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Nutrition

Serving: 1Serving | Calories: 380kcal | Carbohydrates: 63g | Protein: 10g | Fat: 9g | Sodium: 3mg