Pachi Pulusu Annam

Cold rice mixed with raw tamarind-onion-chilli water. Telangana summer no-cook comfort meal for scorching days.

Time 33 min · Serves 4 · 243 kcal · All Telangana, Telangana

Ingredients

Garnish

• Coriander Leaves (optional) (garnish) — 2 tbsp (chopped)

Main

• onion — 100 g (chopped)
• rice — 100 g (ground)
• Turmeric Powder — 0.5 tsp (ground)
• Tamarind — 100 g (whole)
• Red Chilli Powder (Lal Mirch) — 1 tsp (ground)
• salt (optional) (whole)
• coriander powder — 1 tsp (ground)

Tempering

• Coconut Oil — 2 tbsp (whole)

Method

1. Wash and prepare all ingredients for Telangana Pachi Pulusu Annam. Chop vegetables, marinate protein if needed.
2. Heat oil in a kadhai or heavy-bottomed pan. Add tempering spices — let them splutter.
3. Add chopped onions and sauté until golden brown.
4. Add ginger-garlic paste, sauté for a minute until raw smell disappears.
5. Add tomatoes and cook until oil separates from the masala.
6. Add dry spice powders — turmeric, red chilli, coriander powder. Mix well.
7. Add the main ingredient. Mix well and coat with masala.
8. Cover and cook on medium-low flame, stirring occasionally, until done.
9. Adjust salt and spices. Garnish with fresh coriander leaves. Serve hot.

Common questions

How many calories in one plate of Pachi Pulusu Annam?

243 kcal per plate.

How much cooking time?

33 min — 10 min prep, 23 min cooking.

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