Puliyogre Gojju

Puliyogare ( Tamarind rice)

This type of ready to mix and eat gojju and powders are generally kept ready in most of the South Indian homes. Just all you have to do is mix with plain rice with little ghee and eat. They are easy to prepare and tastes good.


Ingredients for puliyogare gojju:

Thick tamarind juice 1 cup
Salt to taste
Jaggery small piece or sugar 1 tbsp

For seasoning:

Oil 7 tbsps
Mustard seeds 1 tsp
Urad dal(black gram dal) 1 tsp
Peanuts 2 tbsps
Chana dal 1 tsp
Red chilli 3-4
Curry leaves few


For grinding:

Dessicated coconut or shredded copra 1 cup
Coriander seeds 2 tsp
Peppercorns 1 tsp
Asafoetida a pinch
Red chilli 6-8
Cumin 1 tsp
Curry leaves
Sesame seeds 2 tsp
Chana dal 2 tsp
Peanuts 1 tsp
Urad dal 1 tsp

Roast all the above ingredients one by one and grind until smooth except coconut. Then add dessicated coconut and grind once again to mix well.

Method:

Soak tamarind in warm water for an hour and extract juice from it. Keep aside.

Cook Heat oil in a pan. Add all the seasonings one by one. When mustard seeds splutters, add tamarind juice. Mix well. Now add jaggery/sugar and salt. Allow to boil.

Now add ground powder to the boiling juice. Turn heat to medium and boil for few more minutes till the juice becomes thick and oil separates.

Now the puliyogare gojju is ready. Allow it to cool completely and store in a airtight container. This can be kept well in refrigerator for a month.

Preparing Puliyogare Rice:

Take little ghee and oil in a pan and heat. Do the seasoning with mustard seeds, urad dal, peanuts and curry leaves. Add cooked rice and about 2 tbsps of puliyogare gojju. Mix well. Garnish with fresh grated coconut.

Or you can just mix this gojju with plain cooked rice and eat.

Note: For better taste use jaggery.