Puliogare or Puliyogare (said “puliogaree”) is a South Indian dish also known as Tamarind Rice in English. It is a little sour, a little sweet and a little spicy. And very delicious. Serve by itself, with a salad, or raita. This is a quick and easy version using packaged Puliogare Powder.
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Sweet and Sour Chickpeas
Cooked Chickpeas:
1 lb (about 2 cups) dry chickpeas
water to cover by 2 inches
1/2 tsp baking soda
Sort and wash chickpeas well, cover with about 2″ of water. You may either soak overnight and change water before cooking, as with beans. Or you can use the quick soak method of bringing to [...]
Samosa are deep-fried filled pastries. They are made something like a turnover, except they are shaped into a cone and then sealed at the end. This version is with the traditional spiced potato (alu) and green pea (matar) filling.
To try something different and because I didn’t feel like frying, this time I baked [...]
Mom’s recipe.
fresh mint leaves – 1 big bag
2 onions (medium size)
2 tsp tamarind concentrate (more if you like it sour)
1/2 tsp salt, or to taste
2 hot green chili peppers (opt) – to taste
Blend in blender.
Following this basic recipe on a smaller scale and with what I could readily get ahold of ingredient-wise:
1 – 0.66 oz [...]
Pakora are spicy Indian vegetable fritters. Vegetables are coated in a chickpea (chana) flour and buttermilk batter, made spicy and hot with chilli peppers and garam masala (spice blend), then deep fried. They make great appetizers or snacks. Serve with tomato ketchup or chutney (eg. plum) for dipping.
The recipe is a [...]