Comments on: Tamarind rice (Puliyogare)

By: Sanjay

Sanjay — Sun, 02 Aug 2009 14:30:08 +0000

It came out awesome.. Every one loved it at home…

By: Sarah Aijaz

Sarah Aijaz — Tue, 07 Apr 2009 07:46:53 +0000

WOW! I have always loved the Poliyogare! Especially, since I live in the Middle-East, it is hard to find someone who knows the authentic recipe. This is pretty close! The store-bought powders and such never give you the right taste! This recipe, though different, is absolutely delicious.

I happened to find a link that explains in explicit detail the traditional and authentic Iyenger recipe. Every step with pictures, is given. I thought it would be nice to share.

http://iyengarskitchen.blogspot.com/2008/06/authentic-iyengar-puliogare-combination_30.html

I hope the link works. Iyenger style apparently has rasm powder too in it. Luckily, the site has a link to a simple rasm recipe too, that way the entire Puliyogare is authentic and rich without nasty preservatives and old powders!

Thank you for the recipe!

By: Aparna

Aparna — Sun, 22 Feb 2009 05:33:37 +0000

Shilpa,
I have few suggestions to your tamarind rice.Add few fenugreek seeds ,udad dal also in the oil .Fenugreek seeds give very nice flavour.You can add turmeric powder and salt when the paste is being cooked.(Turmeric powder when added makes the rice look appealing)
Once the paste is cooked,take rice seperately in a plate and spread it(So that the rice grains will be seperate).Then add the cooked tamarind paste and mix it.This way you can judge how much paste can be added to the rice.
(If you are adding the rice to the pan which has paste ,it may not always come out well).
In one of the comments,i read add onion also.But somehow onion does not go well with tamarind rice.
Hope my suggestions are taken in a positive spirit.
Thank you for giving us such a wonderful site and making our cooking easy.You really take a lot of pains to give authentic recipes,despite your hectic schedule.

By: Lakshmi Prabha

Lakshmi Prabha — Thu, 20 Nov 2008 07:07:33 +0000

I tried out ur puliyogare recipe…wow…its great…as i dont have corriander seeds i used corriander powder instead..but the taste was awesome..and i thought how it would be if i use the seed itself…
thank u so much for the recipe and hope to have many more like this..

By: govind

govind — Sat, 01 Nov 2008 19:10:25 +0000

thanks for the recipe … it came out excellent!!!.. i love pulihogre

By: Megha

Megha — Mon, 15 Sep 2008 15:28:43 +0000

The recipe was very detailed and helpful. Thanks. Keep up the good work!

By: ram

ram — Wed, 03 Sep 2008 13:38:16 +0000

wowwww!!!!!!!!!

By: trupti shiraguppi

trupti shiraguppi — Sat, 02 Aug 2008 10:32:57 +0000

my daughter loves it! and i am happy that i can make homemade puliyagare powder. Thank u very much!

By: Chandrakala

Chandrakala — Wed, 21 May 2008 13:45:28 +0000

Wowww…recipe tempting me to make it now only.
Really I like and love home made puliyogare. My collegue use to bring for me from her home.
When I tried with MTR ,didnot taste like home made.
Then Ramesh (Hope u know him) told me to refer this site. Really very good recipes are there. I was aking many people for proper recipe for this. Finally I got it. Thanks.

By: Jennifer

Jennifer — Thu, 20 Mar 2008 17:13:05 +0000

One more addition- though puli is sour- I believe puli also means tamarind in Tamil and Malayalam…anyone can confirm or challenge
I also have linked few of your recipes to my blog at
http://www.aayisrecipes.com/2008/03/06/tamarind-rice-puliyogare/