Kovil Style Puliyodharai

I’ve attempted to make this Kovil /temple style prasadam Puliyodharai /Pulihora !Prepared this with utmost devotion ( Can never replicate 🙏🏻).

Tamarind rice/pulihora at Tirumala is Prepared omitting red chillies and curry leaves. Tempering is done using ghee. Roasted black peppercorns powder is added instead of chillies.

There is a purana behind the prasadams Prepared in Tirumala. In Hindu religion there is a ritual called “saare “(distributing sweets n Savoury items and other household goods to bridegroom from bride parents) during weddings in South India. When Lord Venkateswara Swamy married Goddess Padmavathi Devi some thousands of years ago., it’s said that Akasaraju (Padmavathi Devi’s father) forgot to give curry leaves and red chillies as a part of saare . So they are completely avoided in the prasadam making even now. Here I present Kovil style Puliyodharai to offer as Naivedhyam to God on any festive day. Njoy Cooking, Serving n Savoring!

Author: Akshayakumbham 

Course: Rice varieties 

Cuisine: Andhra, India 

Servings: 4-6

Ingredients:

Rice: 1 cup

Water: 2.5 cups

Whole black peppercorns:  1 tsp

Salt: As required 

Tamarind: Lemon sized

Tempering:

Ghee: 2 tsp

Mustard: 1 tsp

Black gram: 1 tsp

Bengal gram: 1 tsp

Cashews: Few

Turmeric: Generous pinch

Method of preparation:

🌺. Cook rice in a pressure cooker adding water for 5/6 whistles.(rice: water ::1:2.5) and keep aside.

🌺. Heat kadai and put black peppercorns for 1/2 minutes or till nice aroma comes.

🌺. Transfer them into a mortar pestle and Coarsely crush them.

🌺. In the same kadai pour ghee for tempering. Add mustard, black gram and Bengal gram.

🌺. When mustard splutter add cashews and fry them till they change colour. 

🌺. Now add crushed pepper powder and sauté for few seconds.

🌺. Soak tamarind in little water to extract pulp.

🌺. Now add tamarind pulp which is extracted from soaked tamarind. Also add turmeric.

🌺. Add required amount of salt and continue to cook till the ghee leaves the side of the kadai. 

🌺. Add cooked rice to the tamarind mixture and mix thoroughly.

🌺. Now the divine Kovil style Puliyodharai is ready to offer as Naivedhyam.

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