Chitrana Rice ( Jain Recipe)
by Tarla Dalal
25 Apr 2020
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Tangy rice dish, flavoured with peanuts and malagapadi, a south indian spice mixture.
Chitrana Rice ( Jain Recipe) recipe - How to make Chitrana Rice ( Jain Recipe)
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Makes 4 servings
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 curry leaves (kadi patta)
1/4 tsp asafoetida (hing)
2 tbsp freshly grated coconut
3 tbsp tamarind (imli) water
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 (dhania) seeds
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
Method
For the malagapadi powder
How to proceed
For the malagapadi powder
- 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
- 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.
Nutrient values per serving
| Energy | 508 cal |
| Protein | 13.1 g |
| Carbohydrates | 68.5 g |
| Fiber | 8.7 g |
| Fat | 20.7 g |
| Cholesterol | 0 mg |
| Vitamin A | 95.5 mcg |
| Vitamin B1 | 0.3 mg |
| Vitamin B2 | 0.1 mg |
| Vitamin B3 | 3.3 mg |
| Vitamin C | 0.5 mg |
| Folic Acid | 68.7 mcg |
| Calcium | 156.1 mg |
| Iron | 3.1 mg |
| Magnesium | 141.2 mg |
| Phosphorus | 281.8 mg |
| Sodium | 697.3 mg |
| Potassium | 370 mg |
| Zinc | 3.1 mg |
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