Puliyogare (Kannada: ಪುಳಿಯೋಗರೆ puḷiyogare; puḷi "sour" + ogara "rice" in Old Kannada) is a South Indian rice preparation usually eaten as a snack. Puliyogare is also known as huḷianna ("sour rice" in Modern Kannada) in some parts of Karnataka, puḷihora ("sour rice" in Telugu) in Andhra Pradesh, Puliyodarai,Puliyorai (Tamil: புளியோதரை,புளியோரை.--puli-புளி "tamarind" +" orai" ஓரை "cooked rice ) in Tamil and tamarind rice in English.
It is traditionally made using steamed or boiled rice mixed with tamarind juice, groundnuts or peanuts, coriander, coconut, red chili, curry leaves, jaggery, pepper, mustard seeds, fenugreek, turmeric, asafoetida, urad dal, and cumin. It is also prepared during festivals such as Ganesha Chaturthi and Diwali.
Puliyogare is particularly known to be a specialty of the Iyengar community, and some of the best puliyogare can be found in South Indian Sri Vaishnava temples, associated with the Iyengar community.