Preparation time: 10 min
Cooking time: 30 min
Serves: 3

Ingredients: (measuring cup used = 240ml)

1. 1 cup rice (I have used sona masuri)
2. 1/2 cup grated coconut
3. 3 - 5 red chillies
4. 2 tsp cumin seeds
5. 1 gooseberry sized jaggery
6. 1 gooseberry sized tamarind
7. Some coriander leaves (optional)
8. Salt as per your taste

Ingredients for tempering:

1. 2 tbsp ground nut
2. 1 tsp mustard seeds
3. 1 tsp urad dal
4. 1 tsp chana dal or gram dal
5. 1 spring of curry leaves
6. 1/4 tsp turmeric powder
7. 2 tbsp cooking oil

Instructions for making jeerige chitranna:

1. Cook the rice and keep it aside. The rice should be cooked until soft but not mushy.
2. Take coconut, red chillies and cumin seeds in a mixie jar.
3. Add salt, jaggery and tamarind as per your taste.
4. Use required water and grind it into a fine paste. Set it aside.
5. In a wide frying pan heat oil and fry the peanuts.
6. Once done, add in mustrad seeds, urad dal and gram dal (chana dal). Fry until mustards splutter and dals turn brown.
7. Next add in curry leaves and turmeric powder. Reduce the flame.
8. Add in ground masala.
9. Give it a good mix or until excess moisture is gone.
10. Add in cooked rice and mix it well. Switch off the stove.
11. Optionally you can top it with fresh coriander leaves. Serve it and enjoy.

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