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Puliogare

5 from 2 votes

Ingredients
  

Tamarind (for Gojju)
  • 100 grams tamarind
  • 2 cup boiling hot water
Masala (for Gojju)
  • Oil
  • 2 tbsps Coriander seeds
  • 2 tbsps Cumin
  • 2 tbsps Urad dal
  • 2 tbsps Chana dal
  • 1 tsp Mustard seeds
  • 1 tsp Peppercorns
  • 1/2 tsp Fenugreek seeds
  • 7 dried Red Chilli Guntur/Byadagi/Kashmiri
  • 1/4 cup Curry leaves
  • 2 tbsp sesame
  • 1/4 cup dried Coconut slices
Tadka etc (for Gojju)
  • Oil
  • 1 tsp Mustard seeds
  • 1 dried red Chilli broken up into pieces
  • 1/2 cup Curry leaves
  • Pinch Hing / asafoetida
  • ½ tsp turmeric
  • 1 tsp salt
  • 50 grams jaggery
For Rice
  • Oil
  • 1 tsp Mustard seeds
  • 1 tsp Chana dal
  • 1 tsp Urad dal
  • 1 dried red Chilli Guntur/Byadagi/Kashmiri
  • 1/2 cup Curry leaves
  • 2 tbsp peanuts
  • 1/4 cup dried Coconut slices
  • 2 - 4 tbsps prepared Gojju
  • 2 cups cooked Sona Masuri Rice

Method
 

  1. Prepare the Gojju - this recipe can be made in advance and stored in the fridge
  2. Soak Tamarind in hot water for 30 mins
  3. To prepare the masala, heat some oil and add Coriander & Cumin seeds, Chana & Urad Dhal, Mustard seeds, Pepprcorns, Fenugreek seeds, dried Chillies, Curry leaves, Sesame seeds and dried Coconut slices
  4. Once toasted, cool and grind to a coarse powder
  5. Add the cooled Tamarind to the powder and grind
  6. In a pot, add some oil and add Mustard seeds, dried red Chilli, Curry leaves, pinch of Hing
  7. Add the Tamarind pulp
  8. Add a little water to the jar and add that in as well
  9. Cook till the Tamarind sauce starts to thicken
  10. Add the Turmeric, Salt & the Jaggery
  11. Add all the prepared masala and continue to cook till the gojju is thick and pulling away from the sides
  12. Cool and store this in a bottle in the fridge for a few months or freeze
  13. To make the rice, heat Oil and add Mustard seeds, Chana & Urad dhal, dried red Chilli, Curry leaves, Peanuts, dried Coconut slices and add as much Gojju as you would like
  14. Add in 2 cups of cooked rice and toss in the spices and serve