Oralu Chitranna - Coriander Coconut Rice
Oralu chitranna aka Coriander Coconut Rice is a very traditional Karnataka special dish that can be made with in 15 mins if you have cooked rice ready !!.
Ingredients
- 2 cup Cooked rice
Masala
- 1/2 cup fresh Coconut
- 2 fist Fresh coriander
- 1 Tsp Jeera
- 4-5 nos Green chilli, as required
- Amla size Tamarind, soaked
- Salt
Tempering
- 2-3 tbsp Oil
- 1 Tsp Mustard
- 1 Tsp Urad dal
- 1 Tsp Channa dal
- Few Peanuts
- Few Curry leaves
- 1 Broken red chilli
- Pinch of Hing
- Haldi / Turmeric
Instructions
- Wash rice and cook it in the proportion 1: 2.5 ie 1 glass rice 2.5 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. Allow the rice to cool completely.
- To make masala , to a mixer jar , add coconut , jeera , coriander leaves , green chilli , salt , tamarind and pulse .
- Take care not to make a paste. Add zero or just few tsp of water while grinding to get a coarse paste. The texture of masala is key to this chitranna.
- Heat oil in a thick bottom pan / kadai. When oil is hot , add all the tempering ingredients one by one ie Mustard , Urad dal , Channa dal and Peanut . Let they splutter .
- Once the tempering splutters and are crispy , add curry leaves , red chilli , hing and haldi . Saute for few seconds.
- Next add masala . Fry for 3-4 mins , let the raw smell go . Once the oil starts separating , its the indication that masala is well roasted . You can preserve this masala in an air tight container and use as required for couple of days .
- Add pre cooked rice . Mix well . Taste test . Tastes best if you allow to sit for an hour or so .
- Tasty & Easy Oralu chitranna / Coriander Coconut rice is ready to serve. Serve at room temperature as such or with papad / raitha.!!