Chitranna

Total Time: 40 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 2 cups raw rice, washed and cooked such that the grains remain separate
• 1 teaspoon mustard seeds
• 1/2 teaspoon cumin seed
• 1 sprig curry leaf
• 1 large lime, juice of
• 2 tablespoons peanuts, skinned
• 2 dried red chilies
• 1 teaspoon urad dal
• 1 teaspoon channa dal
• 1 piece ginger, crushed
• 3 -4 green chilies, slit
• 1/2 teaspoon turmeric powder
• 2 tablespoons coconut
• salt
• 2 tablespoons cooking oil

Recipe

• 1 heat the oil.
• 2 add the dals, mustard seeds, curry leaves, cumin seeds, green chillies, red chillies and peanuts.
• 3 when the dals turn slightly brown, add the ginger followed by turmeric powder.
• 4 fry for about another minute till the mustard seed crackles.
• 5 now add the grated coconut and lime juice.
• 6 reduce heat and mix for a minute.
• 7 remove from heat.
• 8 add this to the cooked rice.
• 9 add salt to taste.
• 10 serve hot.
• 11 option- the lime juice can also be mixed with the cooked rice just before serving.
• 12 this gives a great aroma to the rice.