Chitranna Rice (चित्राणा राइस) is a famous South Indian rice dish; especially in Karnataka. When cooked rice mix in a seasoning called Oggarane or Gojju chitranna rice are made. Gojju is gravy made-up with mustard seeds, fried lentils, peanuts, curry leaves, garlic, chillies, onions; sometime people also add tomato, lemon juice or scrapes of unripe mango. This is the one form of chitranna rice; another form is made by using powdered spices.
Today recipe is lemon chitranna rice, other chitranna rice are later in future.
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Lemon Chitranna Rice
Course: Breakfast, Veg FoodCuisine: Indian3
servings15
minutes5
minutes175
kcal20
minutesThis South Indian famous Lemon Chitranna Rice dish is best to have in breakfast little hunger time.
Ingredients
Rice (चावल) – 1.5 cup
Lemon (नींबू) – 1/2
Mustard (सरसों) seeds – 1 tsp.
Cumin (जीरा) seeds – 1 tsp.
Green chilli (हरी मिर्च) – 1
Asafoetida (हींग) – a pinch.
Curry leaves (करी पत्ते) – 5-10
Turmeric (हल्दी) powder – 1/2 tsp.
Cashews (काजू) – 10-15
Peanuts (मूँगफली) – 1/2 cup
Fresh coriander (ताजा धनिया) – few sprigs
Oil (तेल) – 5 tbsp.
Salt (नमक) as per taste.
Directions
- Wash, rinse and cook rice as regularly you cook. When rise cooked, spread cooked rice on a plate with the help of fork to cool.
- Finely chop green chilli (हरी मिर्च), curry leaves (करी पत्ते) and fresh coriander (ताजा धनिया). Keep aside.
- In a pan heat 5 tbsp. oil and roast peanuts (मूँगफली) till golden brown and crispy. Take in a plate and keep aside.
- Now in same oil roast cashews (काजू) until little brown and crisp. Take on another plate and keep aside.
- Now in same oil add mustard (सरसों) seeds, cumin (जीरा) seeds and skinned and split black gram (धूलि उड़द दाल). Sauté for a minute and add dried red chilli (सूखी लाल मिर्च), chopped green chilli (हरी मिर्च), curry leaves (करी पत्ते). Sauté for a minute.
- Now add asafoetida (हींग), turmeric (हल्दी) powder and roasted peanuts (मूँगफली). Sauté for a minute and remove from the flame.
- Immediately add room temperature cooked rice and squeeze the lemon. Add salt as per taste. Mix well, cover and set aside for 5-6 minutes.
- Your lemon chitranna rice is ready, garnish with chopped coriander and roasted cashews (काजू). Serve.
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