Ingredients Needed:
Raw Rice 1 cup
Peanuts Handful
Cashew nuts few
Jaggery Marble sized
Tamarind Marble sized
Salt to taste
Turmeric Powder 1/2 tsp
Cooking Oil 2 tsp + 3 tsp
Urad Dal 1/2 tsp
Mustard seeds 1/2 tsp
Curry leaves
Red Chilies – 2
Coriander leaves and grated fresh coconut – 1 tsp
For the Masala Powder
Channa Dal / Bengal Gram 2 tsp
Urad Dal 2 tsp
Coriander Seeds 1 tsp
Fenugreek Seeds 1/4 tsp
Cumin seeds 1/2 tsp
Black sesame seeds 3 tsp
Red chillies 5 to 6 nos.
Instructions
Wash and soak the rice for 20 mins. Pressure cook the rice with 2 cups water for 3 whistles. Once the pressure falls, remove lid and spread on a plate for the rice to cool down.
Soak tamarind in 1/2 cup of water for 10 minutes. Extract the pulp and keep it aside.
For the Masala Powder:
Heat a cooking pan and add black sesame seeds. Dry roast them stirring continuously till the splutter. Transfer it to a plate.
In the same pan, add 2 tsp of oil, roast the dals, coriander, cumin, fenugreek seeds and red chillies. Ensure you keep stirring for the ingredients to be evenly roasted. Remove and let it cool down. Grind to a smooth powder and keep it aside.
In a wide non stick pan, heat the remaining oil, add urad dal, mustard seeds, red chilies and curry leaves.
When the mustard seeds splutter add the peanuts and cashew nuts and saute well. Then add tamarind extract, jaggery and salt. As the jaggery dissolves and tamarind juice starts to boil, add the ground spice powder.
When the spice powder cooks in tamarind juice it becomes like a paste then switch off the flame. Now add the cooked rice and mix well. Garnish with coriander leaves and grated coconut.
Serve with papad.
Notes:
The spice masala can be ground ahead of time.
Ensure the rice is not mushy.
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11 comments
yummy
The rice looks so delicious. Its a new recipe for me. Bookmarking it. A great way to use up leftover rice. Happy Diwali to you too.
Happy Diwali.
And that chitranna sounds delicious.
Happy Diwali. Delicious rice. Love it to the core.
Chttranna looks yummy. Perfect food for a rainy day.
Lipsmacking here, i can simply have this rice with papads.
Bookmarking this dish to try some time. The masala powder sounds flavorful and must have made the rice taste amazing.
Have never come across this wonderful dish before….bookmarking!
That's a very flavorful rice… Bookmarking it…
What a flavorful dish this is! I am bookmarking it to try soon.
I also had made this version of chitranna. Loved it.