Pulihora

Ingredients

• Cooked Rice              3cups
• water                        5 cups
• Tamarind pulp            1cup
• Turmeric                   1 pinch
• Oil                            5tsp         

• Red chili                            2
• Bengal gram dal              1tsp
• Ground nuts                     3tsp                                       
• mustard seeds                 1tsp
• urad dal                              1tsp
• Cumin seeds                     1tsp
• Green chili                         1
• Curry leaves

Procedure

1. Cook rice and allow it to cool.
2. Heat oil in a pan and seasoning with  ground nuts, Bengal gram dal, urad dal,mustard seeds, cumin seeds, red chili, green chili and curry leaves.
3. Add this  to the cooked rice and mix well.
4. Heat tamarind pulp till the pulp becomes medium thick, add salt and turmeric to the pulp and mix well. Add the pulp to the rice and mix well. Settle it for 30 minutes.
5. The  pulihara is ready to eat.