Chintapandu pulihora/Tamarind rice

Ingredients

1.Rice - 2 1/2 cups(wash,cook and spread the rice to cool in wide bowl)

2.Tamarind - Big lemon size

3.Turmeric powder - 1/2tsp

4.Green chillies - 4(slit in middle)

5.Dry red chillies - 2

6.Oil - 4tbsp+2tsp

7.Channa dal - 1 1/2tsp

8.Urad dal - 1tsp

9.Mustard seeds - 3/4tsp

10.Jeera - 3/4tsp

11.Hing - 1/4tsp

12.Curry leaves - few

13.Peanuts - 4tbsp

14.Cashew nuts - 2tbsp

Method

1.Soak tamarind in 1/2 cup water for 30 minutes.Discard seeds and blend into thick paste with out adding water.Remove fiber from the tamarind paste and keep this aside.

2.In a non stick pan heat 2tsp oil and add tamarind paste and cook in high flame for 4mts.Add salt,turmeric powder and mix well.Reduce flame to medium and cook for 10-12mts or until the tamarind gets cooked and the leaves the moisture from the tamarind.

3.Mix the tamarind paste to the rice.Heat oil in a vessel.Add mustard seeds,once it starts dancing add cumin seeds,chana dal,peanuts,cashew nuts and fry till it changes nice color.Add green chilli,dry red chilli,hing,and curry leaves.Mix this seasoning to the rice and combine well.Adjust salt.

4.Let it rest for 1hour and serve.Tastes better after 1-2 hours.

Mamidikaya Pulihora

Ingredients

1.Rice - 2 1/2 cup(rice cooker cup size)

2.Grated raw mango - 2 cups(use less if it is very tangy)

3.Salt - to taste

 For seasoning

1.Oil - 4tbsp

2.Mustard seeds - 1tsp

3.Chana dal - 1tsp

4.Urad dal - 1/2tsp

5.Cumin seeds - 1tsp

6.Peanuts - 3tbsp

7.Cashew nuts - 2tbsp

8.Curry leaves - few

9.Hing - 1/4tsp

10.Dry red chilli -2

11.Green chilli - 3(slit in the middle)

12.Turmeric powder - 1/2 -1tsp

Method

1.Cook the rice by adding water and 1/2tsp oil.Transfer this to the wide plate and allow it to cool.

2.Heat oil in pan.Add Mustard seeds,chana dal,urad dal,peanuts,cashew nuts and fry till the dal and peanuts turns into golden brown color.Add green chillies,cumin seeds,hing,turmeric powder,salt and mix well.Add grated mango and fry for 3-4mts by stirring in between.Finally add Curry leaves and mix this seasoning to the rice.