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September 12, 2012

PULI MILGAI RECIPE | PULI MILAGAI PACHADI - TIRUNELVELI PULI PACHADI

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puli pachadi

Yesterday my parents visited me after so many months. I had a great time with them.I was craving to eat my mom’s food for long time. So I told my mom to prepare this puli pachadi which is the best accompaniment for dal rice/paruppu sadam. Some people call this as Puli milagai thokku. I also had this by mixing in plain rice adding sesame oil. It tasted like puliodharai. I have tried this as a side dish for ven pongal too. Lovely combination it is!!. 

When I was pregnant my mom had made this ‘n’ number of times for me as I wanted something tangy those days. Yesterday dal, pachadi , rasam & tindora fry was our lunch. It was yummy .Thank you amma. This pachadi can be stored for 3-4 days when refrigerated. Lets see Puli Milagai preparation below.

INGREDIENTS
For 2-3 people
  • Tamarind – Big gooseberry size
  • Green chillies – 3 –4 nos (increase if u want more spicy)
  • Sambar onion – 10 nos ( chop finely)
  • Hing/ asafetida – 2 generous pinches
  • Salt & water – as needed
To temper:
  • Mustard seeds – 1/2 tsp
  • Urad dal – 1/2 tsp
  • Curry leaves – a few
METHOD
  • Soak tamarind in water for 15 mins. Take the extract and set aside.
  • Slit the green chillies and chop them into pieces. Chop the onions.
  • In a kadai , heat oil and temper with mustard , urad dal , curry leaves.
  • Now add the chopped onions and green chillies.
  • Saute well and then add the tamarind extract.
  • Add the required salt & hing. Let it boil for few mins.
  • When it gets thicken, switch off the flame and transfer to a serving bowl.
Enjoy with dal rice !!

puli pachadi

NOTE
  • As the green chillies absorb all the tanginess, we usually eat it along with onions. So I chopped them finely and used here.
  • If you are making for kids, just slit the chillies, cook and remove while eating.
  • Please add more hing as it gives the flavour for this dish.




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29 comments :

Srividhya Ravikumar said...

mouth watering here...

Unknown said...

A unique recipe chitra! must be tangy and yum.

chef and her kitchen said...

nice tangy pachadi...looks delicious

Jeyashris Kitchen said...

This sounds new and interesting. Nicely done

virunthu unna vaanga said...

so yumm for idli....
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Unknown said...

Yummy pachadi....Like it....

Ramya said...

You are making us drrol:-( I am imaging how great the rice and this pachadi combination wud have been!!!

Unknown said...

Naak-ooring delicious!!!!

Vikis Kitchen said...

Love this dish very much. Mouthwatering click!

Unknown said...

Tongue tickling pachadi...yummy

Priya Suresh said...

Slurp tonguetickling pachadi,inviting.

divya said...

tht's looks so tempting ...yum

Indian Khana said...

Tangy n yum ...looks gud

Menaga Sathia said...

woww spicy,tangy n delicious pachadi...

Santosh Bangar said...

simple unique

Reshmi Mahesh said...

Delicious tangy recipe..yum

Divya A said...

Wow that's a tangy and hot pachadi..love it :)
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VineelaSiva said...

Never try this.Looks simple.Will give a try.

Saraswathy Balakrishnan said...

looks gd and taasty

Pari Cash said...

My mouth is watering after reading this dear, will try it soon.

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Latha said...

Looks yumm.....we too make something similar that can be had with rice, i just love it :).

Prema said...

wow i can feel how special this recipe is:) ya amma's recipes always special rite...
mouthwatering here...

Laavanya said...

I remember how my friends would go absolutely crazy over this with some paruppu saadham when I took this combination for lunch at school. So tasty.

kala said...

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Swathi said...

Delicious pachadi. Love it.

Suja Manoj said...

Mouthwatering dish,tangy and spicy.my mom makes a dish similar,but the tempering and shallots in this dish will make it very flavorful,bookmarked.

Ambreen (Simply Sweet n Savory) said...

Tangy & yummy, made my mouth water :)

eshoboshoaahare.blogspot.in said...

Again back to your Blog.Sourness in my Mouth.Simply Lovely Recipe :P

Kate from Scratch said...

Looks delicious. I'll have to try it soon.