Podi Pulihora

Ingredients:
Cooked rice - 1 cup
Green chillies - 4-5
Tamarind - lemon size
Groundnuts - hand full
Bengal gram - 1 tbsp
Urad dal - 1 tbsp
Mustard seeds - 1/2 tbsp
Cumin seeds - 1/2 tbsp
Red chillies - 2
Turmeric - 1/4 tbsp
Salt - as per taste
Hing - pinch
Oil - 5 tbsp

To prepare powder:
Bengal gram - 2 tbsp
Urad dal - 2 tbsp
Ground nuts - 4 tbsp
Red chillies - 3

Procedure:

1. Soak tamarind in warm water and set aside.
2. Roast all the ingredients that are mentioned under powder preparation without oil and blend them to form a fine powder.
3. Now take a kadai, heat oil, add chopped green chillies, bengal gram, urad dal, ground nuts, mustard seeds, cumin seeds, red chillies, curry leaves, turmeric, hing and fry them.
4. Now add tamarind juice in to oil and boil under medium flame. Once the juice is getting thick, add the prepared powder mixture, salt and mix well.
5. Take another small pan, add 2-3 tbsp of oil and heat it. Add the oil in to rice and mix well.
6. Now transfer the mixture in to rice and mix well so that all the grains are evenly coated.