Chitraanna (with coconut)

This is another of those mangalorean recipes. Little on the sweet and sour side and uses coconut.

You will need:
Rice - 1 Cup raw rice cooked a little dry

Coconut - 1 Cup (grated)
Mustard seeds - 3 tsp
Red Chillies  - 4

Curry leaves - 4-8
Peanuts - 1/4 cup 
Tamarind - 1 lemon size ( soaked in about 150 ml of water for about 20 mins).
Jaggery - 3 tbsp
Turmeric - 1 tsp
Oil - 1 tbsp
Salt to taste

Heat oil in a pan.
Add 1 tsp mustard seeds, 1 red chilli., curry leaves and peanuts. Roast the peanuts.
Add  tamarind water and jaggery and let it boil for about 10 - 15 mins. Add turmeric and salt.
In the meanwhile, grind 1/4 coconut, remaining mustard seeds and the red chillies coarsely.
Boil the tamarind water and the jaggery until it becomes a paste but easily falls from the spoon.
Mix rice to this paste. Add the remaining coconut, the coconut-mustard-chilli masala.
Chitranna is ready to be served.


Serves about 4 people. 
Skill set: Intermediate