Doddapatre Soppina Chitranna Recipe (Spiced Indian Thyme Rice)
Doddapatre Soppina Chitranna (Indian Thyme Rice) Recipe is a one pot meal made with Thyme leaves as one of the main ingredients. Thyme leaves are called Doddapatre Soppu in Kannada. Its specialty lies in its health benefits and the ease of cooking. Doddapatre is a herb with medicinal properties well known for curing skin allergies, rashes and helpful in fighting dry cough.
Ingredients
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1-1/2 cups Cooked rice
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2 tablespoons Oil
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10 Indian borage (Doddapatre)
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cleaned washed and separated
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3/4 teaspoon Cumin seeds (Jeera)
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1 teaspoon Chana dal (Bengal Gram Dal)
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1 teaspoon White Urad Dal (Split)
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1/2 cup Dessicated Coconut
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chopped
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3 Byadagi Dried Chillies
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3 Guntur Dried Chillies
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Coriander (Dhania) Leaves
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a few sprigs finely chopped for garnish
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Ingredients for Tempering
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1 teaspoon Mustard seeds (Rai/ Kadugu)
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1/2 teaspoon Chana dal (Bengal Gram Dal)
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1/2 teaspoon White Urad Dal (Split)
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1/4 teaspoon Asafoetida (hing)
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1 tablespoon Raw Peanuts (Moongphali)
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1 sprig Curry leaves
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Salt
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to taste
Instructions
Step 1
To start preparing Doddapatre Soppina Chitranna (Indian Thyme Rice) Recipe, get all the ingredients handy first
Step 2
Heat a teaspoon of oil in wide bottomed kadai and add urad dal, channa dal, cumin and roast them on medium flame until the dals turn golden
Step 3
Transfer the seasoning to a mixie/ food processor
Step 4
Add red chillies to the kadai and roast them on low flame until the pungent odour is slightly reduced (takes about 1-2 minutes)
Step 5
Add desiccated coconut and fry for a minute until the pleasant aroma rises
Step 6
Cool this and add to the mixie along with other ingredients
Step 7
Fry doddapatre leaves in kadai for a minute or two till the leaves wilt
Step 8
Transfer the leaves to the mixie
Step 9
Now grind all the ingredients into a smooth paste using little water
Step 10
Heat oil in wide bottomed pan and add mustard, once it starts spluttering add the channa and urad dal, groundnuts, curry leaves and hing
Step 11
Fry till the dals turns golden and the groundnuts are done (the skin starts to peel)
Step 12
Now add the ground paste and fry for a minute
Step 13
Mix in the cooked rice, sprinkle some salt and mix until everything is well incorporated
Step 14
Doddapatre Soppina Chitranna (Indian Thyme Rice) Recipe is now ready with some chopped coriander leaves to garnish