I’m always on the look out for easy to make and pack recipes for the lunch box which is also liked by my kids and as to them it should be spill free too. One pot meals of course makes the mornings so much hassle free saving so much time.
I saw this recipe on a cookery show and was drawn by its sheer simplicity and the flavors that came together while maintaining the authentic taste of the puliodharai as well. I tried it the next day itself and it came out very well. Arjun loved it so much and asked me if I had any left overs when he came back from school in the evening. This version proved a nice variation to the good old Puliodharai.
Poondu Vengaya Puliodharai
You’ll need:
| Cooked rice | 2 cups |
| Garlic Pods | 1/2 cup |
| Sambar Onions/Shallots | 1 cup |
| Green Chillies | 3 |
| Tamarind | 1 lemon size |
| Mustard seeds | 1/2 tsp |
| Urad dal | 2 tsp |
| Channa Dal | 1 tbsp |
| Whole dry Chillies | 6 to 8 |
| Asafetida | 2 pinch |
| Turmeric Powder | 1/2 tsp |
| Curry Leaves | 1 sprig |
| Gingelly Oil | 5 tbsp |
| Salt | To taste |
Method:
Finely chop the onions and garlic. Soak tamarind in little hot water and extract thick pulp and keep it ready.
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Heat gingelly oil in a kadai. Add mustard seeds. Once it splutters add urad dal, channa dal and broken whole dry chillies. Let it roast till the dals become golden in color.
Add the chopped sambar onions, garlic, green chillies, curry leaves, a pinch of salt and turmeric powder. Sauté till the onions starts to shrink and the edges begin to brown.
Add tamarind extract, salt and asafetida and mix well. Simmer the stove and cook for 10 mins with the lid closed. The sauce would have thickened considerably by now and the oil would be floating on top. Take off stove.
Spread the cooked rice on a plate and drizzle 2 tsp gingelly oil over it. Add the pulikachal paste and mix well. Serve hot with appalams or vadams.
Notes:
| Do not attempt this rice with any other oil except Gingelly oil / Sesame Oil as it acts as the main flavoring agent. |
| You can replace sambar onions with the regular ones but you would definitely miss the sweetness of the shallots. |
| Adjust the chillies according to your spice requirement as only the chillies are being used for providing the hotness. |
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Wow, the puliodharai looks very flavourful & fragrant Radhika! Must try this 🙂
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I love puliyodharai & vaththal together! Especially, when we are on a picnic! And I love the garlic-y smell too!!! This one I’m gona try for sure! (As soon as this 15 days period passes..)
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yummy pulioghara..the rice looks tempting n colourful!!
I can feel the flavor and fragrance of the rice.. yumm..
Truly inviting, lovely, quite a flavourful one pot meal..
flavourful puliyodharai.perfectly done radhika
Looks mouthwatering !!
Love this rice..makes me hungry
Super simple and hearty rice.. We make this with leftover rice.. perfect one…
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Delicious looking pulighara. Wonderful preparation.
Deepa
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this is a yummy one i hv tried it once n was too good..agree with u ..this is perfect for lunch box..
very unique combo, and loved the colour ! must have tasted yum Radhika !
Looks great! Would love to try it out.
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wow..puliodharai looks simply inviting…like the addition on sambar onions…will try this way soon..
it is defenitely a simple recipe. bookmarking for rush hour meals:-)
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interesting twist to the classic puliodarai!
wow puligarai with garlic …very nice and new combination!
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This looks like we should plan a picnic soon & carry lots of this dish. V nice clicks.
Even I love this kind of delicious one pot meals. quick, filling and fits well with lunchbox. I loved this flavored puliodharai.
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Uma
Garlic flavour gves twist….yummm!!!
flavourful delicious rice looks wonderful
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I too tried a similar one, love it …perfect with few vadams
Wow.. Puliodharai looks beautiful… tempting pictures…
A nice variation to the regular puliyodari…looks yum
Nice combo. Never added garlic to puliyodharai. Must have tasted good too.
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Delicious love the flavors going in..
Looks so perfect ….love the bright colour ….nice pics
Puliodharai looks colourful and superb..
Looks delicious and perfect.. yummy 🙂
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A new combination of one pot meal. Luv the clicks
Yummy puliodharai! Lovely colour!
So simple & yet so inviting & flavorful!!! Love the new look of ur blog btw 😉
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flavourful and colourful…
Wow! puliyodharai with onion and garlic looks delicious..
love puliyodarai to the core’ this is a new twist’ a must try version for sure.
lovely colour n never added garlic & oninons in puliyodarai..looks soo yumm..
Garlic in pulihora… Very interesting.I flavor it with hing always.
Lovely flavors..I bet this will make a perfect lunch box 🙂