Food Blogs

Chitrana Rice Recipe

Name: Chitrana Rice
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 10 min
Ingredients: 1 1/2 cups long grained rice (basmati); 3 tbsp peanuts; 3 tbsp sesame seeds (til); 1 tbsp chana dal (split bengal gram); 1/2 tsp mustard seeds (rai / sarson); 3 whole dry kashmiri red chillies (broken into pieces); 5 leaves curry (kadi patta); 1/4 tsp asafoetida (hing); 2 tbsp freshly grated coconut; 3 tbsp tamarind water (imli); 1/2 tsp turmeric powder (haldi); 2 tbsp malagapdi powder (recipe given); 2 tbsp oil; salt to taste; 2 tbsp coriander seeds (dhania); 1 1/2 tbsp cumin seeds (jeera); 2 tbsp chana dal (split bengal gram); 2 tbsp urad dal (split black lentils); 2 tbsp sesame seeds (til); 12 whole dry kashmiri red chillies; 1 tsp asafoetida (hing); 1 tsp salt

2 years ago

February 17, 2023

Recipes

Chitrana Rice

Tangy rice dish, flavoured with peanuts and malagapadi, a south indian spice mixture.

Prep Time

20 minutes

Cook Time

10 minutes

Servings

MetricUS Imperial

Ingredients

1 1/2 cups long grained rice basmati
3 tbsp Peanuts
3 tbsp Sesame seeds til
1 tbsp chana dal split bengal gram
1/2 tsp Mustard seeds rai / sarson
3 whole dry kashmiri red chillies broken into pieces
5 leaves Curry kadi patta
1/4 tsp Asafoetida hing
2 tbsp freshly grated coconut
3 tbsp tamarind water imli
1/2 tsp Turmeric powder haldi
2 tbsp malagapdi powder recipe given
2 tbsp Oil
salt to taste

For The Malagapadi Powder

2 tbsp coriander seeds dhania
1 1/2 tbsp Cumin seeds jeera
2 tbsp chana dal split bengal gram
2 tbsp urad dal split black lentils
2 tbsp Sesame seeds til
12 whole dry kashmiri red chillies
1 tsp Asafoetida hing
1 tsp Salt

Prep Time

20 minutes

Cook Time

10 minutes

Servings

MetricUS Imperial

Ingredients

1 1/2 cups long grained rice basmati
3 tbsp Peanuts
3 tbsp Sesame seeds til
1 tbsp chana dal split bengal gram
1/2 tsp Mustard seeds rai / sarson
3 whole dry kashmiri red chillies broken into pieces
5 leaves Curry kadi patta
1/4 tsp Asafoetida hing
2 tbsp freshly grated coconut
3 tbsp tamarind water imli
1/2 tsp Turmeric powder haldi
2 tbsp malagapdi powder recipe given
2 tbsp Oil
salt to taste

For The Malagapadi Powder

2 tbsp coriander seeds dhania
1 1/2 tbsp Cumin seeds jeera
2 tbsp chana dal split bengal gram
2 tbsp urad dal split black lentils
2 tbsp Sesame seeds til
12 whole dry kashmiri red chillies
1 tsp Asafoetida hing
1 tsp Salt

Instructions

For the malagapadi powder

Mix and dry roast all the ingredients. Blend them in a blender to a powder and keep aside.

How to proceed

Boil the rice in a vesselful of salted water. Each grain of the cooked rice should be separate. Drain and cool.
Roast the peanuts and sesame seeds separately and powder them coarsely. Keep aside.
Heat the oil in a pan add the chana dal and mustard seeds and roast for 1 minute.
Add the red chillies, curry leaves and asafoetida and cook again for ½ a minute.
Finally, add the rice, coconut, tamarind water, turmeric powder, malagapadi powder, roasted peanuts and sesame seeds powder and salt and cook for a few minutes.
Serve hot.

HungryForever Food Blog

Chitrana Rice Recipe

Food Blogs

Chitrana Rice Recipe

RECENT POSTS

Elevate your Father’s Day celebration with a Sophisticated Highball Night in with your Dad

Sip, Savor, Repeat: Monkey Bar’s Summer Cocktails

Tuk Tuk – The Night Noodle Market at The Fatty Bao

Which mangoes are coming in this season? Attributed to – Team Madras Mandi

Spicing it up! : Foo’s Fiery Edit Menu Is Back

Facebook

HungryForever Food Blog

Chitrana Rice Recipe

You may like

RECENT POSTS

Elevate your Father’s Day celebration with a Sophisticated Highball Night in with your Dad

Sip, Savor, Repeat: Monkey Bar’s Summer Cocktails

Tuk Tuk – The Night Noodle Market at The Fatty Bao

Which mangoes are coming in this season? Attributed to – Team Madras Mandi

Spicing it up! : Foo’s Fiery Edit Menu Is Back

Facebook