Tamrind Rice / Puliyogare

Puliyogare is a very popular South Indian rice variety. It is distributed in most south indian temples as prasadam also.
Today I am sharing this recipe which I learnt from my mom as requested by my friend. So here's the recipe.


Ingredients:

For Puliyogare Paste:

1 cup           Tamrind Pulp
2 tsp             Jaggery
1 tsp             Mustard Seeds
6                   Red Chillies
1/2 tsp          Asafoetida or Hing
2 strands      Curry leaves
1-2 tsp         Chilli powder
2 tsp            Salt
4 tbsp          Oil

For Tamrind Rice:

2 cups       Cooked Rice
1 tsp          Mustard Seeds
4 strands   Curry leaves
1/2 tsp       Asafoetida or Hing
1/4 cup      Groundnuts
3-4 tbsp     Puliyogare Paste
2 tbsp        Oil

Salt           As per taste

Method:

For Puliyogare Paste:

Soak tamrind in 2 cups of water for 2 hours, blend in a mixie and strain to get tamrind pulp.
Heat oil in a pan, add mustard and allow to splutter. Add curry leaves, red chillies and asafoetida.
Fry and add the tamrind pulp. Allow to boil well and keep in low flame for 10 minutes, stirring occassionally. Add salt, chilli powder and jaggery and keep stirring.
Taste a portion of this paste and add more tamrind, chilli powder, salt or jaggery as needed.
Allow the mixture to boil in low flame, stirring occassionally until you get a thick paste. (This takes around 15 to 20 minutes).
Puliyogare paste is ready. You can mix it with rice right away or allow it to cool and store it in an air tight container in fridge for months.

For Tamrind Rice or Puliyogare:

Cook rice and spread in a large bowl or plate.
Add the puliyogare paste prepared above to rice and mix well.
Make a seasoing by heating oil in a pan, add mustard seeds, asafoetida, curry leaves, ground nut.
Add the seasoing to rice along with some salt and mix well.
Tamrind Rice or Puliyogare is ready!!!!

Pav Bhaji

When ever i hear the word Pav Bhaji my childhood memories run into my mind.

I was brough up in mumbai so I need not explain further - why..........

I love all the chat items - especially the vada pav which is so handy.

But today let me share my version of Pav Bhaji which i think is easy and you will also like it.

 

Ingredients:

Potato                         1
Beans                         125 gram
Cabbage                     100 gram
Capsicum                   1 small
Peas                           1 cup
Carrot                         1
Onion                         1
Green Chilli                2-3
Jeera                          1 tsp
Chilli powder              1 tsp
Pav Bhaji Masala       1 tsp
Turmeric Powder       1/4 tsp
Salt                              As per taste
Lemon juice                Juice from 1 lemon
Corriander Leaves      1 cup

Method:

Heat oil in a cooker, add jeera, green chillies and onion and fry
well.
Add tomato and fry. Add the remaining vegetables (all vegetables
finely chopped), chilli powder, turmeric powder, salt and 1 cup water
and pressure cook for 5-8 minutes.
Mash the vegetables well and add pav bhaji masala and corriander
leaves. Add more water if required and allow to boil and cook well.
Serve hot garnished with finely chopped onion, corriander leaves and
lemon juice.
It goes well with Indian Pav. Heat the pav in a pan with little butter
on both sides. Serve hot.