Chitrana Rice ( Jain Recipe)

Main Ingredients

• 1 1/2 cups long grain rice (basmati chawal)
• 3 tbsp raw peanuts
• 3 tbsp sesame seeds (til)
• 1 tbsp chana dal (split Bengal gram)
• 1/2 tsp mustard seeds ( rai / sarson)
• 3 whole dry Kashmiri red chilli , broken into pieces
• 5 curry leaves (kadi patta)
• 1/4 tsp asafoetida (hing)
• 2 tbsp freshly grated coconut
• 3 tbsp tamarind (imli) water
• 1/2 tsp turmeric powder (haldi)
• 2 cups cooked rice
• 2 tbsp oil
• salt to taste

For The Malagapadi Powder

• 2 tbsp coriander (dhania) seeds
• 1 1/2 tbsp cumin seeds (jeera)
• 2 tbsp chana dal (split Bengal gram)
• 2 tbsp urad dal (split black lentils)
• 2 tbsp sesame seeds (til)
• 12 whole dry Kashmiri red chilli
• 1 tsp asafoetida (hing)
• 1 tsp salt