Thakkali Rice is an easy mixed rice variety that you can make during Navratri season as neivedyam. This uses a ground spice powder that adds taste.
Course Main Dish - Rice
Cuisine South Indian
By Cook Method Stovetop
Occasion Navaratri
Prep Time 5 minutesminutes
Cook Time 10 minutesminutes
Total Time 15 minutesminutes
Servings 1person
Author Srivalli
Ingredients
For the Rice
1cupCooking Rice
1/2cupTomato puree
1/2tspRed Chilli powder
A PinchTurmeric powder
1tspCooking Oil
1tspGhee
1tspChana Dal
1tspUrad dal
1tspMustard Seeds
4 to 5Cashew Nuts
FewCurry Leaves
Salt to taste
For the Spice Powder
3tbspCoconut grated
1tspChana Dal
1tspUrad dal
3Dry Red Chillies
Instructions
For the Spice Powder
Dry roast all the ingredients listed under spice powder. Allow to cool and grind to a smooth powder. Keep it aside.
For the Mixed Rice
Make a puree of the tomato, keep it aside.
Heat a nonstick pan with oil, temper with curry leaves, chana dal, mustard, urad dal, cashews and saute well.
Now add the tomato puree, salt, turmeric powder and simmer till the tomato puree gets cooked. This takes about 5 to 6 mins on high. If you want you can cook this in low flame.
Then add the spice powder and combine.
Add ghee and mix in cooked rice.
Combine everything well and offer as prasadam before partaking.
Notes
This rice is very easy to make as you can just cooked rice.