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{{Infobox prepared food
{{Infobox prepared food
| name            = Pulihora
| name            = Pulihora
|image            = Pulihara.JPG
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| main_ingredients = [[Rice]], [[Kokum]] or [[Tamarind]]
| main_ingredients = [[Rice]], [[Kokum]] or [[Tamarind]]
| variations      = [[Lemon]], [[Lime (fruit)|lime]], [[kokum]], [[raw mango]], [[tamarind]], [[Citron]].
| variations      = [[kokum]], green mango, [[tamarind]], [[Lemon]], [[Lime (fruit)|lime]], [[Citron]].
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'''Pulihora''', also known as '''puliyodarai''', '''puliyogare''', '''pulinchuru''', '''kokum rice''', or simply '''tamarind rice''', is a very common and traditional rice preparation in the [[South India]]n states of [[Andhra Pradesh]], [[Telangana]], [[Karnataka]], [[Kerala]], and  [[Tamil Nadu]].<ref>{{Cite web|date=2014-08-16|title=Pulihora recipe {{!}} How to make pulihora (chintapandu pulihora)|url=https://www.indianhealthyrecipes.com/pulihora-recipe-andhra-pulihora/|access-date=2021-04-20|website=Swasthi's Recipes|language=en-US}}</ref> {{transl|inc|ISO|Puli}} means 'tangy' or 'sour' in South Indian languages, referring to the characterizing use of [[kokum]] or [[tamarind]] as one of the main ingredients.
'''Pulihora''', also known as '''puliyodarai''', '''puliyogare''', '''pulinchoru''', '''kokum rice''', or simply '''tamarind rice''', is a very common and traditional rice preparation in the [[South India]]n states of [[Andhra Pradesh]], [[Telangana]], [[Karnataka]], [[Kerala]] and  [[Tamil Nadu]].<ref>{{Cite web|date=2014-08-16|title=Pulihora recipe {{!}} How to make pulihora (chintapandu pulihora)|url=https://www.indianhealthyrecipes.com/pulihora-recipe-andhra-pulihora/|access-date=2021-04-20|website=Swasthi's Recipes|language=en-US}}</ref> {{transl|inc|ISO|Puli}} means 'tangy' or 'sour' in South Indian languages, referring to the characterizing use of [[kokum]] or [[tamarind]] as one of the main ingredients.


The pulihora is prepared with tamarind and jaggery cooked in oil and mixed with rice along with spices and curry leaves. It remains fresh till two days. So, many South Indian travellers carry the prepared tamarind rice at the time of long journeys.
==Preparation==
The pulihora is prepared with kokum, tamarind, lemon or green mango as main souring ingrident, along with blend of spices, lentils, peanuts and jaggery cooked in oil and mixed with cooked rice along with fried curry leaves. It remains fresh till two days. So, many South Indian travelers carry the prepared tamarind rice at the time of long journeys.
 
Pulihora gojju (paste) or Pulihora podi (powder) is often pre-made at homes in southern India and stored for months. It is mixed with cooked rice in a pan to make pulihora instantly.


==Religious aspects==
Pulihora is usually cooked on special occasions and festive days. It is presented to God as part of prayers known as ''[[prasadam]]'' in most of the South Indian temples as well as South Indian homes. In temples, devotees queue to get it after {{transl|inc|ISO|[[darśana]]}}.
Pulihora is usually cooked on special occasions and festive days. It is presented to God as part of prayers known as ''[[prasadam]]'' in most of the South Indian temples as well as South Indian homes. In temples, devotees queue to get it after {{transl|inc|ISO|[[darśana]]}}.


==See also==
[[Chitranna]] (lemon rice)
==References==
==References==
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Pulihora
Place of originIndia
Region or stateSouth India
Variationskokum, green mango, tamarind, Lemon, lime, Citron.

Pulihora, also known as puliyodarai, puliyogare, pulinchoru, kokum rice, or simply tamarind rice, is a very common and traditional rice preparation in the South Indian states of Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Karnataka, Kerala and Tamil Nadu.[1] Puli means 'tangy' or 'sour' in South Indian languages, referring to the characterizing use of kokum or tamarind as one of the main ingredients.

Preparation

The pulihora is prepared with kokum, tamarind, lemon or green mango as main souring ingrident, along with blend of spices, lentils, peanuts and jaggery cooked in oil and mixed with cooked rice along with fried curry leaves. It remains fresh till two days. So, many South Indian travelers carry the prepared tamarind rice at the time of long journeys.

Pulihora gojju (paste) or Pulihora podi (powder) is often pre-made at homes in southern India and stored for months. It is mixed with cooked rice in a pan to make pulihora instantly.

Pulihora is usually cooked on special occasions and festive days. It is presented to God as part of prayers known as prasadam in most of the South Indian temples as well as South Indian homes. In temples, devotees queue to get it after darśana.

See also

Chitranna (lemon rice)

References

  1. "Pulihora recipe | How to make pulihora (chintapandu pulihora)". Swasthi's Recipes. 16 August 2014. Retrieved 20 April 2021.