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After posting series of sweet recipes, today am here with easy pulikachal or puliogare mix (gojju) recipe. We just have to mix rice with this mixture and enjoy puliogare

Pulikachal | Puliogare mix (Gojju)

Ingredients

Tamarind: Lemon sized ball (This is how my mom gives the measurement )
Fenugreek seeds (Methi): 1 tbsp
Bengal gram (Chana dal): 1/2 tbsp
Red chilies: 4
Red chili powder: 1/2 tsp
Turmeric powder: 1/2 tsp
Mustard seeds: 1/2 tsp
Salt: as per taste
Any cooking oil- 2-3 tsp
Gingelly oil: 1 tsp
Asafetida: a pinch
Curry leaves: few

Preparation method

• Soak the tamarind in water and prepare a thick tamarind paste.
• Roast the methi seeds and Chana dal and powder it.
• Heat oil and do seasoning with mustard seeds, red chilies, asafetida and curry leaves.
• Now add the tamarind paste.
• Add turmeric powder, salt, powdered methi chana dal mixture and chili powder.
• Allow it to boil.
• Finally add curry leaves and remove it from the stove top.
• Now add 1 tsp of gingelly oil.
• Easy pulikachal / puliogare mix is ready.

We can also add peanuts to this recipe. Mix this with hot rice and serve with papadam / vadam