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Kempu chitranna
Kempu Chitranna Recipe | South Canara Cuisine
Written by Jayashree

Kempu Chitranna is a traditional rice dish from Karnataka. It is popular in the South Canara region and often part of the festive platter.

Today, marks the beginning of 2017, another new year. Wishing all my readers a very happy and prosperous new year. May this year  be an awesome one for all of us. On this ocassion presenting a rice dish from South Kanara. This is another variety of rice dish which eases my cooking.  It is  full of flavours and easy to make. This is   “Kempu Chitranna” which means Red Rice.

Kempu Chitranna Recipe | South Canara Cuisine

kempu chitranna

Kempu chitranna

Kempu chitranna

And here are a few more dishes from South Kanara region:

 Why should you prepare it ?

  • It is ideal for festive days as it is a no onion garlic recipe.
  • It is ideal to prepare when you are bored of the usual pulav.
  • It is a good way to know about the traditional dishes.
  • It is ideal for brunch or light dinner.

 

Kempu Chitranna

  • Preparation time: 10 minutes
  • Cooking time: 20 minutes
  • Serves : 4 persons
  • Cuisine : South Kanara
  • Course: Main meal

 

Ingredients :

  • 1 cup rice  [measurement: 1 cup = 250ml]
  • 1/2 grated coconut
  • 2 tsp mustard seeds
  • 5-6  dry red chillies
  • 3 tablespoon oil
  • 1/2 teaspoon mustard seeds
  • a pinch of asafoetida
  • 1/4 teaspoon turmeric powder
  • 1 teaspoon bengal gram
  • 1 teaspoon urad dal
  • a few curry leaves
  • 6- 8 cashew broken into pieces
  • salt to taste
  • 2 tablespoon ground nuts

Method :

  • Cook the rice  in a pressure cooker and keep it aside.
  • Once the pressure is released, put the rice in a wide plate and allow to cool.
  • Grind coconut, mustard seeds and red chillies together to a smooth paste.
  • Take oil in a pan.
  • Make the seasoning. Add mustard seeds, as it crackles, put in asafoetida, turmeric powder, bengal gram and urad dal. Once it turns slight brown in colour, add ground nuts, let cook for a minute, then throw in the curry leaves and cashew pieces to it.
  • Now, add the ground paste and saute it for sometime.
  • You should get a good aroma.
  • Keep it aside.
  • Put the rice and salt.
  • Mix well. Kempu chitranna is ready to serve.

Take a tip :

  • This rice dish is ideal to serve for lunch or dinner. Accompany it with a few papad and fryums.
  • Coconut oil can be used in the seasoning, it gives a good taste.

About the event :

This is an old post which I have updated with better pictures. I have also modified the text a bit. Sending this to Foodies-Redoing Old Post 84.

It was first 10/1/2017 and edited on31/8/2022

Kempu Chitranna Recipe | South Canara Cuisine

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Kempu Chitranna

A flavourful food which can be prepared during festivities and celebrations.
Course Main Course
Cuisine Indian
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 20 minutes
Total Time 30 minutes
Servings 4 people
Calories 200kcal
Author Jayashree

Ingredients

  • 1 cup rice
  • 1/2 fresh coconut
  • 2 teaspoon mustard
  • 6-8 dry red chilly
  • 3 tablespoon oil
  • 1/2 teaspoon mustard
  • 1 teaspoon bengal gram
  • 1 teaspoon urad dal
  • 6-8 cashew broken into pieces
  • a few curry leaves
  • 1 tablespoon groundnuts
  • salt to taste
  • 2 tablespoon groundnuts

Instructions

  • Cook the rice in a pressure cooker and keep it to cool. The grains should be seperate.
    cooked rice
  • Grind mustard seeds, red chilly and coconut to a paste.
    ground paste
  • Take a pan and oil to it. Add mustard seeds. Let it splutter.
    mustard seeds to it
  •  Then, put bengal gram, urad dal, asafoetida and turmeric powder to it.
    Kempu Chitranna Recipe | South Canara Cuisine
  • Once it turns golden, add groundnut to it. Allow it to cook for a minute. The rawness of the nuts should not be there.Then add cashew pieces and curry leaves.
    ground nuts, cashew pieces and curry leaves
  • Now, add the paste to it
    paste goes into it
  • Saute the paste for five minutes. You get a good aroma when it is done. Switch off the stove.
    saute the paste
  • Put rice and thoroughly mix it. Kempu Chitranna or red rice is ready to serve.
    Kempu chitranna

Notes

  • Add little water while making the paste.
  • You can see coconut pieces in the picture, the copra came out of the shell and thus I cut and used it.
  • The water used in cooking the rice differs from each kind of raw rice used. Thus, I do not mention it.
  • 1 cup =250 ml is the measurement cup used

HAPPY NEW YEAR 2017  

a ceramic plate served with kempu chitranna

kempu chitranna                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      If you ever make Kempu Chitranna  in your kitchen, take a picture and tag @foodiejayashree on Instagram or @evergreendishes on Facebook. Subscribe to get all updates in your inbox and an e-book for free!

 

 

 

 

 

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Sharmila -The Happiefriends Potpourri Corner

Delicious.. Love it anytime!!

Kanchan
Kanchan
7 years ago

Hi, Jayshree. Thanks for the recipe, I want to try for sure tonight and I want to know, how many tsp of mustard seeds to put for the paste with coconut and red chillies? And do you use fresh grated coconut or dry coconut? Which will taste the best?

Jagruti Dhanecha
5 years ago

Oh my gosh what a flavourful and spicy looking rice, need one bowl right now.

Shobha Keshwani
5 years ago

Kempu chitranna looks spicy and yummy.. just the way I like it.. l will surely make it.

Soma Mukherjee
5 years ago

Wow Jayashree I am always amazed by your recipes and this kempu chitranna is so tempting, love how the coconut and chilli paste will do wonders for the recipe, best dish for tiffin box too, bookmarking it.

Lata Lala
5 years ago

Kempu chitrana rice looks delicious with lovely colour. I have never heard about this.
Thanks for sharing.

Vanitha Bhat
5 years ago

Loving this! Coming from Karnataka, I so enjoy eating all the “annas’ there! I love that you have used a coconut masala to flavor the rice; will try this 🙂 Thanks for sharing!

Geetha Priyanka
5 years ago

You have reminded me of my childhood days. My grandmother used to prepare it often. Thanks for reminding me, It’s time for me to try this recipe.

Seema Doraiswamy Sriram

Thankyou Jayashree, My husband loves this and I did not have an authentic recipe to it. I am saving this to make it soon.

Pavani
5 years ago

Chitranna looks favourable and spicy. I never added coconut into this rice. Maybe I should try adding next time.

Sasmita Sahoo Samanta
Sasmita Sahoo Samanta
5 years ago

Kempu chitrana dish looks delicious 🙂 What a lovely color !!!! Though never heard about this yet, thanks for sharing.

poonampagar
poonampagar
5 years ago

Love all the South Indian delicacies and this spicy rice is my next in the to do list. Thanks for the share Jayashree.

Meghna Chatterjee
5 years ago

The coconut masala is a fantastic touch to this rice recipe. It looks so tempting and thanks for lovely share and step by step pictures 🙂

Jolly
5 years ago

Comfort food and looks delicious. I loved your red paste more.A well explained recipe!!

Nisha Ramesh
5 years ago

Oh this is more or less like a thengai thogayal without the cooking part. Wonderful. Will def try this out.

Shalu
Shalu
5 years ago

This is something very new for me. And very delicious too. I love south Indian dishes so it’s worth trying. Thanks for sharing dear.

Priya Srinivasan
5 years ago

My god I m salivating as I read thru the recipe! Looks totally droolicious, perfect for a lazy weekend meal!!

mayurisjikoni
3 years ago

Wow, just love the colour of Kempu Chitranna. Makes it so tempting and just can image the flavour with coconut and red chillis. Can’t wait to have some leftover rice to try this dish out.

themadscientistskitchen

Kempu Chitranna sounds so very flavourful and easy to make. My mouth is watering at the ingredients you have listed. Must try.

Mayuri Patel
1 year ago

5 stars
This is one rice dish I have to try out. Just love the colour and definitely can’t go wrong with coconut and peanuts added to it. Nice to know that Kempu Chitranna can be served as a part of the main meal.

Priya Vj
1 year ago

5 stars
I was intrigued by the name Kempu Chitranna.. makes it so appetizing to even listen . We love having thus Kaayi Saarinen chitranna at home and is definitely a crowd pleaser

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