Ulundogare Recipe | Urad Dal Rice
Ulundogare is a traditional age old dish made with few basic freshly roasted spices , its easy to make , tasty to taste and healthy too
Ingredients
- 2 cup Rice, Cooked and Cooled
- 2-3 tbsp Dry Coconut / Kopra
- Lemon, optional
- Salt To taste
Masala ingredients
- 2 tbsp Urad Dal
- 1/2 - 1 tbsp Black Pepper
- 1-2 No Red Chilli
- 1/2 tsp Jeera / Cumin seeds
- Few Curry leaves
To Temper
- 2 - 3 tbsps Ghee + Oil
- 1 tsp Mustard
- 1 tsp Urad Dal
- few Cashew
- Few Curry Leaves
- pinch Hing
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 a pan add Urad dal ,Black pepper , red chilli , jeera and curry leaves . Dry roast till they are crisp and changes color. You can feel the aroma of the freshly roasted masala .
- Allow the roasted spices to cool a bit and powder .
- To the same pan , add heat Oil + Ghee . Once its hot , add mustard and urad dal . Let it splutter .
- Later add few cashew pieces , fry till golden . Next add Curry leaves and hing . Saute few seconds .
- To the tempering , add the freshly ground Masala powder , grated kopra and salt . Fry for 1-2 mins.
- Add Cooked cooled rice to it . Squeeze lime . Mix well
- Allow the ulundogare to sit for some time . Let the flavors blend well .
- Just before serving , you can crush few urad papad to the rice ,give a quick mix and serve immediately .
- Tasty & Easy Ulundogare is ready to serve. Serve at room temperature as such or chutney / curd .!!