Gongura Pulihora is an Andhra special spicy mixed rice prepared with red sorrel leaves with spices. This is very quick and easy to make Pulihora.
Andhra is famous for its gongura pachadi, which we make in couple of different methods. I have a Gongura Podi, Gongura Pappu, I have even made a fried rice with gongura and it was so delicious. When I had an unexpected day off because of the incessant rain, this was our mini thali. This rice is again from Amma's recipe collection dairy.
As with all Pulihora, this rice tastes even better when it stays for about fours hours after preparing.
Gongura Pulihora | Andhra Style Red Sorrel Leaves Rice
Ingredients
1 cup Cooked Basmati Rice
For the ground paste
2 cups Red Sorrel Leaves / Gongura Akka
4 nos Green Chillies
4 cloves Garlic
1 tsp Cumin Seeds
1/2 cup Onions
1 tsp Cooking Oil
For the Tempering
2 tsp Cooking Oil
1/2 tsp Mustard Seeds
1/2 tsp Urad Dal
1/2 tsp Chana Dal / Bengal Gram Dal
4 Cloves Garlic
1/2 tsp Cumin Powder roasted
Salt to taste
Handful Curry Leaves
3 Dry Red Chillies
Wash and soak the rice for 20 mins. Then cook and keep it ready. You can have it spread for it to cool down.
For the ground paste
Pick and wash the sorrel leaves, let the water drain away.
Heat a nonstick pan, saute all the ingredients listed except the green leaves.
Once it cools down, take all the ingredients along with the greens in a mixer, and grind to a smooth paste.
For making the rice
Heat oil in a nonstick pan, tempering with mustard seeds, curry leaves, dry red chilies, chana dal, urad dal, garlic cloves and saute well.
Next, add the ground greens paste and add salt. Cook till oil comes out on the sides and the paste is cooked completely.
Now add the cooked rice and gently combine well. Sprinkle the roasted cumin powder and adjust salt.
Serve hot with papad.
Gongura Pulihora | Andhra Style Red Sorrel Leaves Rice
Ingredients
For the ground paste
- 2 cups Red Sorrel Leaves / Gongura Akka
- 4 nos Green Chillies
- 4 cloves Garlic
- 1 tsp Cumin Seeds
- 1/2 cup Onions
- 1 tsp Cooking Oil
For the making the gongura pulihora
- 1 cup Cooked Basmati Rice
- 2 tsp Cooking Oil
- 1/2 tsp Mustard Seeds
- 1/2 tsp Urad dal
- 1/2 tsp Chana Dal / Bengal Gram Dal
- 4 Cloves Garlic
- 1/2 tsp Cumin Powder roasted
- Salt to taste
- Handful Curry Leaves
- 3 Dry Red Chillies
Instructions
For the ground paste
- Pick and wash the sorrel leaves, let the water drain away.
- Heat a nonstick pan, saute all the ingredients listed except the green leaves.
- Once it cools down, take all the ingredients along with the greens in a mixer, and grind to a smooth paste.
For making the Gongura Pulihora
- Wash and soak the rice for 20 mins. Then cook and keep it ready. You can have it spread for it to cool down.
- Heat oil in a nonstick pan, tempering with mustard seeds, curry leaves, dry red chilies, chana dal, urad dal, garlic cloves and saute well.
- Next, add the ground greens paste and add salt. Cook till oil comes out on the sides and the paste is cooked completely.
- Now add the cooked rice and gently combine well. Sprinkle the roasted cumin powder and adjust salt.
- Serve hot with papad.
This is part of November Week 1, Cooking from Cookbook Challenge Group.
Sharmila - The Happie Friends Potpourri Corner says
My fav of all the dishes my andhra cuisine!! Lovely share valli. Will try when i get some good gongura !!
Priya Suresh says
Droolworthy gongura pulihora, wish i get those red sorrel leaves here, its quite rare to get them here. My mouth is just watering here.
Mayuri Patel says
I've yet to try gongura. Hoping this time when I'm in India will be able to buy it and try this recipe out.
Pavani says
Love gongura in any shape or form and this gongura pulihora sounds absolutely delicious.
Sapana Behl says
I wish to try the gongura leaves but never get hands on them. The pulihora looks delicious and love the thali.
Nand says
I love Gongure! Currently relishing a gongura pickle and I already am thinking of making this dish!
Jagruti says
I have never tried gongura leaves in my kitchen, wish I can find them where I am. The gongura pulihora sounds delicious and tempting.
Padmajha Sureshbabu says
My eyes are not leaving the gongura pulihora! That whole thali looks extremely delicious!
Veena Krishnakumar says
Nver tried this valli. I need to make an andhra thali. Looks superb
jayashreetrao says
I have not tried rice dish with sorrel leaves. Nice one, looks tasty.
Sujas kitchen says
Lip smacking deliciousness, Valli. Mouthwatering - wish i could grab some ????