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    Home » Lunch » Rice Varieties » Aava Pettina Pulihora |Andhra Style Tamarind Rice

    Aava Pettina Pulihora |Andhra Style Tamarind Rice

    Jan 19, 2017 · Modified: Sep 25, 2021 by Priya_Srinivasan ·

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    Aava Pettina Pulihora, an Andhra style tamarind rice. A mixed rice recipe, made with cooked tamarind sauce and rice.

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    Aava pettina pulihora

    The Recipe

    Aava Pettina Pulihora, Aavalu means mustard seeds in telegu,mustard seeds are roasted, pounded and added to the tamarind rice, that renders a unique flavor to the dish. Some might not prefer the flavor of mustard in the rice, but it is highly recommended. If you love aavakkai, the deliciously spicy mango pickle, then you will love this rice too. 

    If you have cooked rice ready, then this recipe is just a breeze. All you need is to cook the tamarind to a saucy consistency with some delicious tempering. The aroma of the tempering itself will make you hungry. I made this for my lunch today and kept a portion for my hubby and kid. Both loved it to the core. The flavors develop well, if you rest the rice for more time. So, i usually make it ahead and let it rest well for atleast 4 hours minimum.

    Andhra style tamarind rice

    How to make Aava Pettina Pulihora

    Soak tamarind in warm water for 15 minutes and extract juice. The quantiy of the ingredients are given in the recipe card below. Dry roast mustard seeds in a pan, pound it and keep aside.

    Cook rice nice and fluffy and set aside. In a heavy bottom pan, heat oil, splutter mustard seeds, hing, curry leaves , dals, peanuts and the chilies. Now add the tamarind extract to this tempering and let it cook to a saucy consistency.

    Add this cooked tamarind paste to the rice and mix. Adjust salt and add the pounded mustard seeds to it. Mix well. The amound of tamarind paste depends on ones personal taste. We prefer more tamarind sauce in the rice.

    Any leftover tamarind paste, can be refrigerated and used later. Pulihora is a wonderful travel food. We used to pack pulihora for a train travels that last for 2-3 days. As the rice with this tangy paste stays pretty good in room temperature for longer time.

    Since the pulihora is a no onion and no garlic dish, this mixed rice recipe is much prefered during festivities as offerings. This delicious tamarind rice is part of Pongal Festival menu.

    Aava Pettina Pulihora | Andhra Style Tamarind Rice

    Aava Pettina Pulihora, an Andhra style tamarind rice. A mixed rice recipe, made with cooked tamarind sauce and rice.
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    Course: Brunch, Festival, Main Course
    Cuisine: Asian, Indian, South-Indian
    Keyword: Andhra pulihora, Andhra style puliyodharai, Easy mixed rice recipe, Lunch box recipe, Pulihora recipe, Puliyodharai recipe, Tamarind rice recipe, Travel food
    Prep Time: 15 minutes
    Cook Time: 20 minutes
    Total Time: 35 minutes
    Servings: 4
    Calories:

    Ingredients

    • 2 cups cooked rice
    • a lemon sized ball of tamarind
    • ½ teaspoon mustard seeds
    • salt to taste

    Tempering

    • ¼ cup sesame oil/gingely oil
    • ½ teaspoon mustard seeds
    • ⅛ teaspoon hing/asafoetida
    • ½ teaspoon turmeric powder
    • 2 tablespoon chana dal
    • 2 tablespoon urad dal
    • 3 tablespoon peanuts
    • 4 nos red chilies broken into two
    • 2 nos green chilies slit lenghtwise
    • a sprig of curry leaf

    Instructions

    • In a pan, dry roast the mustard seeds given under "Ingredients", powder it in a mortar-pestle. keep it aside until use.
    • Soak the tamarind in 1 cup of water and keep aside for 15 minutes. After the said time, extract juice from it and keep ready.
    • In a pan, add oil, splutter mustard seeds, add hing, red chilies and green chilies, followed by chana dal and urad dal, peanuts. Let the dal turn golden.
    • Pour the tamarind extract on the tempering and let it cook for 8-10 minutes. By the end of 10 minutes it should thicken and become saucy and oil should separate. Take it off the stove.
    • Spread the cooked rice on a wide plate, Add 4-5 tablespoon of tamarind mix to the rice, mix well.
    • Add powdered mustard and salt. Mix well. Check the taste and add more paste if needed.
    • Any remaining paste can be refrigerated. I love my pulihora little more saucy, so added all the paste and enjoyed it with Bittergourd fry for my lunch. 

    Disclaimer

    I m not a Doctor or a Nutritionist The Nutrition information provided above comes from the plugin and is only an estimate.

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    I served this delicious aava pettina pulihora with Bittergourd subzi for our lunch. You can also serve it just with appalam/pappadam. This is one dish that makes many south-indians drool the moment they hear the name.

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    1. Pavani

      January 19, 2017 at 9:42 pm

      I love this mustard flavored pulihora. My mouth's watering just thinking of it 🙂

      Reply
    2. vaishali sabnani

      January 20, 2017 at 10:45 am

      I love Andhra food, nice and spicy. The rice looks amazing with those hand pounded spices.

      Reply
    3. Kalyani

      January 22, 2017 at 7:14 am

      love the flavour ! I have had it at my friend's place and simply love it 🙂

      Reply
    4. Priya Suresh

      January 22, 2017 at 2:56 pm

      Just my mouth is watering here. Mustard flavored pulihora looks absolutely delicious.

      Reply
    5. Sandhya Ramakrishnan

      January 24, 2017 at 3:58 am

      How tempting Priya and the flavors are just spot on. Andhta puliyodharai is simply amazing 🙂

      Reply
    6. Srividhya

      January 24, 2017 at 4:04 pm

      Love these traditional recipes… very nice. Love pulihora any time.

      Reply
    7. Srivalli

      January 25, 2017 at 10:30 am

      Oh I so love this tamarind Priya..so tempting yaar..

      Reply
    8. Smruti Ashar

      January 25, 2017 at 3:57 pm

      Im still to explore the world of Pulihora. Your version looks awesome!!

      Reply
    9. Sandhiya

      January 25, 2017 at 9:32 pm

      Very tempting rice. Looks so delicious. Mustard flavor in pulihora is new to me, would love to try this version soon

      Reply
    10. Sharmila kingsly

      January 29, 2017 at 2:40 am

      Yummy… Puliohora always tops my food on a busy working day!!

      Reply
    11. Harini R

      January 30, 2017 at 3:38 am

      We love this and I am not sure I made this at home yet 🙂

      Reply
    12. sushma

      January 31, 2017 at 10:20 pm

      Looks yummy

      Reply

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