DODDAPATRE SOPPINA CHITRANNA / AJWAIN LEAF RICE
Ingredients
- 2 cups Cooked rice
- 10-15 nos Ajwain Leaf / Doddapatre
- 1/2 tsp Turmeric / Haldi
- 2-4 tbsp Dry Coconut / Kopra, grated ( Optional )
- lemon juice, as required for taste
- Salt to taste
Masala To Roast
- 1-2 tsp Oil
- 1.5 tsp Urad Dal
- 1 tsp Channa Dal / Split Bengal Gram
- 1/2 tsp Pepper
- 3-5 nos Red chilli
Tempering
- 2-3 tbsp Oil
- 1 tsp Urad dal
- 1 tsp Channa Dal / Split Bengal Gram
- Few Ground Nut
- 1/2 tsp Cumin seeds/ Jeera
- 1 no Red chilli
- Few Curry leaves
Instructions
- Wash rice and cook it in the proportion 1: 2.5/3 ie 1 glass rice,2.5/3 glass water. The cooked rice grains should be separate,not mushy. Once cooked, spread the cooked rice on a wide plate. This will make the grains separate further & also helps to cool quickly. It has to be cooled properly before using.
- Pick , wash and clean ajwain leaves .
- To a small kadai , add a tsp oil. Add all the masala ingredients listed ie Urad dal , Channa dal , Pepper and Red Chilli . Let they turn golden.
- Add roughly chopped Ajwain leaf. Saute til leaf wilts.
- Let they cool. Add little water and grind to a chutney consistency.Keep aside .
- Take a pan / kadai . Prepare a tempering . Heat Oil , add Urad dal,Channa dal and Ground Nut. Let they splutter . Add jeera , broken red chilli and few curry leaves.
- Add ground masala to the tempering.Add haldi and salt to taste. Saute 4-5 mins. Let the chutney thicken well and get nice gojju like consistency. Switch off.
- Add grated kopra and squeeze lime. Add cooked rice to the masala mix. Mix nicely. Adjust Salt n lime.
- That's it.. Ajwain Rice or Doddapatre Chitranna is ready !! Serve with some papad on sides or any raita .