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Chitranna recipe
Chitranna is a easy South Indian rice recipe, perfect for the lunch box and for busy days. Made with lemon juice, turmeric powder, onion, curry leaves.
Course
Lunch
Cuisine
Indian
Prep Time
10
minutes
minutes
Cook Time
10
minutes
minutes
Total Time
20
minutes
minutes
Servings
3
servings
Calories
392
kcal
Author
Sujatha Muralidhar
Ingredients
4
tablespoon
sunflower oil
/any neutral cooking oil
½
teaspoon
black mustard seeds
½
teaspoon
urad dal
/skinless black gram
1
tablespoon
chana dal
/split chickpea
3
tablespoon
peanut
¼
cup
onion
chopped
1
tablespoon
curry leaves
chopped
1
tablespoon
green chili
serrano pepper-chopped
¼
teaspoon
turmeric powder
2
cups
cooked rice
/any long grain veriety
½
teaspoon
salt
or as requied
4-5
tablespoon
lemon juice
Instructions
Heat 4 tablespoon of vegetable oil in a pan. Add black mustard seeds, urad dal, chana dal, peanuts.
In simmer flame roast until they become golden brown in color and allow black mustard seeds to splutter.
Then add chopped onion, curry leaves, green chili and saute until the onion becomes translucent.
Then add turmeric powder and saute for a second.
Then add cooked rice, followed by salt and lemon juice.
Gently stir them until all the ingredients blends well with the rice. check for the salt and add if necessary.
Serve hot along with potato fry or chips.
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Nutrition
Calories:
392
kcal
|
Carbohydrates:
38
g
|
Protein:
7
g
|
Fat:
24
g
|
Saturated Fat:
3
g
|
Sodium:
408
mg
|
Potassium:
132
mg
|
Fiber:
3
g
|
Sugar:
1
g
|
Vitamin A:
372
IU
|
Vitamin C:
205
mg
|
Calcium:
71
mg
|
Iron:
1
mg