Usirikaya pulihora, Nelikai Chitranna, Nellikai Sadam, Amla Rice, Gooseberry rice , How to prepare Amla Rice(Pulihora)

Usirikaya in telugu is also known as Nellikai in kannada and Tamil, Gosseberry in English, Amla in hindi. Having any food prepared with Amla is very healthy. My MIL prepare 'Usirikaya niluva pachadi' in this season. We can prepare many recipes like  instant usirikaya/Amla chutney,  usirikaya pachadi( amla pickle), usirikaya pulihora, amla jam, amla murabba, amla candy sweet & salt dry amla etc., Will try to update the mention recipes in this season. Todays recipe Usirikaya pulihora is very easy to prepare  and tastes little sour (vagaru in telugu)😋. Usirikaya pulihora tastes depends on the quantity of amla's added to required amount of rice. 

         In the above mentioned recipes salted dry amla is my favourite. I keep this dry salted amla handy in my bag. So that i can have it whereever i want 🤗. I likes its natural  sweet & sour taste with additionally added salt. Usirikaya is rich in Vitamin C & A, having alma daily will prevents hair fall , slows down ageing, good for heart. It also improves immunity and protects body agiansts infection  and lots more. 

               Usirikaya Pulihora

Preparation Time :  10 minutes  
Cook Time : 15 minutes
Serves : 1 bowl pulihora
Category : Lunch/ Dinner /tiffin                         box
Recipe Cuisine: Indian
Main ingredients : Usirikaya &                                          Rice
Author : Aruna

Ingredients to prepare Usirikaya Pulihora

Usirikaya/amla -5 (medium size)
Rice - 1 bowl
Ground nuts - 2tsp
Cashew nuts - 5
Mustard seeds - 1/2 tsp
Cumin seeds - 1 tsp
Urad dal - 1/2 tsp
Chana dal- 1/2 tsp
Oil - 4 tsp
Green chillies - 4
Red Chillies - 2
Ginger - 1tsp
Hing - 1/4 tsp
Turmeric powder - 1/4 tsp
Curry leaves - 1 sprig
Coriander leaves - 1 tsp

Instructions to prepare Usirikaya Pulihora

1) Keep cooked rice ready.

2) Clean amla's with water and tap it with dry cloth. 

3) Cut the amlas into pieces by removing seed.

4) Take a mixer jar add chopped amla pieces and 1 green chilli.

5) Blend it to smooth mix  without adding water. You can also grate amla instead of blending.

5) Now take a pan add 3 - 4 tsp of oil  let it heat for a second. Add mustard seeds once it start splutters add cumin seeds ground nuts, channa and urad dal. Fry till dal and nuts changes to golden brown color.

6) Now add cashew nuts  (as it fry easily adding at last).

7) Add green chillies, chopped ginger fry it once then add red chillies, curry leaves fry & hing one after other fry it well.

8) Add smoothly blended amla to the above along with with turmeric powder and salt. Saute everything well. Close the lid for 2-3 minutes and cook on low flames.

9) Finally add the above prepared pulihora paste in rice, saute it well.

 Take the above usirikaya pulihora/amla rice in a bowl and garnish with coriander leaves. 

  We can have this nellikkai chitranna with appalam(Pappads) and majjiga mirapakayalu(dahi mirchi).

Note

◆ Adding 1 tsp of oil  while cooking rice will make rice grains separate. 

◆ If you have large size amla's you can grate it instead of grinding.

◆ Adjust amla as per your rice quantity.


◆You can also little amount of lemon juice too
Tips

● Fry ground nuts nd dals on low flames so that they do not burn.

● You can also use sesame oil to prepare this usirikaya pulihora.


You may also like other rice recipe, check it out.

              Gongura Pulihora

  

Curry leaves powder rice

Restaurant style curd rice

Pongal

Kashmiri Pulao

Coconut milk pulao

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