Irulli chitranna (onion chitranna)

Ingredients

Cooked rice—3 cups

Onion chopped—3 

Green chillies—2 to 3 chopped 

Lemon-(nimbe hannu )—1

Ginger (shunti)—small piece chopped 

Curry leaves (karibevu//kadipatta)—few

Coriander leaves (kothambari soppu)—3 tablespoon chopped 

Salt-to taste

Sugar—1 teaspoon 

Kadale kayi bija (peanuts)—2 tablespoon 

Note;; you can cook rice and keep it ready or you can use left over rice,make sure rice is cooked well and not mushy.

Prepare for seasoning (oggarane)

Oi—5 tablespoon 

Mustard seeds (sasive)—1 teaspoon 

Jeera (jeerige// cumin seeds)—1 teaspoon 

Channa dhal (kadale belle)—1 tablespoon 

Urad dhal (uddina belle)—1 tablespoon 

Turmeric powder (arisina//haldi)—1 teaspoon 

Asafoetida (hing//ingu)—1 teaspoon 

Now prepare for chitranna 

Heat oil in a pan or kadai,once hot enough add mustard seeds,jeera when it crackles add both  kadale belle and uddina belle and sauté on  medium flame,till both the dhals turns to light brown colour.

Now add kadale kayi bija and fry for a while.

Add karibevu,chopped onion and arisina,stir well.

Fry until onions turns translucent and soft.

Add in salt and sugar.mix well.

Switch off the stove.

Add chopped kothambari soppu, Squeezed lemon juice And mix well.

Finally add cooked rice and mix well gently.

Now onion chitranna is ready to serve.