Dabbakaya pulihora, a tangy flavored, Andhra rice dish that’s tempered with Indian spices, crimson chilies, and peanuts for Ugadi, telugu new 12 months

dabbakaya pulihora

Dabbakaya pulihora is a typical Andhra type rice preparation just like lemon rice aka nimmakaya annam. A beautiful change to the south indian tamarind rice aka pulihora. Tomorrow is our Telugu new 12 months, Ugadi and this Andhra delicacy makes for an ideal rice dish. An expensive pal gifted me a couple of tough lemons she harvested from her kitchen backyard and I put them to good use. I made dabbakaya pachadi or pickle, dabbakaya rasam (concentrated juice) and dabbakaya pulihora.

Dabbakaya is a big lemon with a tough pores and skin and goes by the title ‘tough lemon‘. Many confuse it with grapefruit and pomelo. Belonging to the citrus household, it’s the dimension of an orange and has a lesser bitter taste in comparison with the common lemon. It is a superb supply of Vitamin C, wealthy in antioxidants and boosts the immune system.

dabbakaya (telugu), tough lime

Dabbakaya pulihora recipe isn’t any totally different from lemon rice recipe (nimmakaya annam). You must exchange lemon juice with dabbakaya juice. Do add a beneficiant quantity of roasted peanuts or cashewnuts because it provides oodles of taste. When you have entry to curry leaves, do add a few sprigs to the tempering. I like so as to add at the least three to 4 sprigs of curry leaves. It’s a necessary ingredient so don’t keep away from it. I’d not counsel the usage of lengthy grain or basmati rice. Common rice like sona masuri or sannalu works good. Be certain that the cooked rice is mushy but agency and shouldn’t develop into mushy.

I all the time make lemon rice or dabbakaya pulihora a few hours earlier than lunch time. When the rice dish sits for a few hours the flavors meld with the rice absorbing the fragrant tempering and tangy taste of dabbakaya giving it an addictive style. Utilizing a mixture of inexperienced chilies and crimson chilies lends the correct amount of warmth which helps steadiness the tangy taste of the rice. You may serve with crisps like papad or popaddam, pickle and thick yogurt (dahi).

dabbakaya pulihora, tough lime flavored rice

Dabbakaya pulihora makes for a superb festive dish for festivals like Ugadi, Ram Navami and Ganesh Chaturthi. A quite simple, fast, simple South Indian rice preparation and a flavorful one at that.

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Easy methods to make dabbakaya pulihora