Mahanavami Pooja- Puliogare /Tamarind Rice, Lemon Rice n Sweet Jaggery Rice .

  Mahanavami Pooja- Puliogare /Tamarind Rice, Lemon Rice n Sweet Jaggery Rice . 

Instant Puliogare ( Tamarind Rice ) 

• Cooked Rice... 2 cups 
• Oil.1 tblsp
• Mustard seeds..1/2 tsp
• Curry leaves ..2 sprigs
• Ground nuts .. 3 tsp 
• Dry red chilly ..2 
• Puliogare powder... 1 tblsp 

Method 
Heat oil in a kadai, splutter mustard seeds , then add curry leaves, groundnuts , torn dry red chilly n roast for few seconds , add the puliogare powder n saute for a while  Add the cooked rice n mix well  

Lemon Rice 

• Cooked Rice ..1 cup  
• Oil ... 2 tsp  
• Mustard seeds-1/2 tsp 
• Ground nuts ...2 tsp heaped 
• Chana dhal-1/2 tsp
• Urid dhal -1 tsp 
• Curry leaves-1 sprig
• Green chillies - 3 chopped or according to the taste
• Coriander leaves chopped .. 1 tblsp 
• Turmeric powder-1/4 th tsp 
• Lime juice- 2 tsp 
• Salt to taste 

Method 
Soak chana dhal for 20 mts . 
In a deep bottomed kadai add oil, mustard seeds , once it crackles add groundnuts n fry for a while then add chopped  green chillies,  curry leaves soaked chana dhal, urid dhal n chopped coriander leaves n saute for some time ...  then add turmeric powder , cooked  rice  ,salt  n mix well . switch off and add the  lime juice .. mix well .

Jaggery Rice

•  Basmati Rice- 1 cup
• Jaggery  - 3/4 th cup
• Water To Soak Jaggery - 1 1/2 cup's
• Ghee  - 1 1/2 tbsp
• Water To Cook Rice - 1 cup
• Cloves - 5
• Cashews Halved  - 6 to 8 
• Raisins -6 to 8 
• Cardamom Powder -1/2 tsp

Method 

Wash n soak Basmathi rice for about 1/2 an hour n then drain it . 

Soak jaggery in 1-1/2 cup water for 1/2 an hour  

In a pressure  cooker add  ghee, add cloves,  cardamom powder,  halved cashews n raisins.
 Fry for few seconds till it changes color .Add the soaked drained rice , water , jaggery water n cook for 1 whistle