Citrus medica rice / Dudle huli chitranna

Dudle huli (Citrus medica) is widely available fruit in Malenadu. My Amma prepares chitranna, pickle, rasam etc. using this fruit.

Dudle huli is rich in vitamin C. Since its juice tastes sour, chitranna tastes yummy. Here is the chitranna recipe for you to try.

Ingredients

Onion - 3 to 4
Light green chillies (Bonda menasinakayi) - 4 to 5 (you can use normal green chillies too)
Sour orange - 1 medium sized
Curry leaves - 8 to 10
Peanuts - 30 to 40 grams
Grated coconut - 4-5 spoons
Rice - 1 cup
Salt to taste

For tempering
Oil - 4 to 5 spoons
Bengal gram dal - 1 spoon
Mustard seeds - 1/2 spoon
Turmeric powder - 1 pinch

Method

Cook 1 cup rice, transfer it to into a plate, spread it and allow it to cool down.

Chop onions into small pieces. Chop the chillies and curry leaves into small pieces.

Heat the oil in a thick bottomed Kadai. Add bengal gram dal, mustard seeds and turmeric powder. When mustard seeds start spattering, add green chillies and curry leaves. Keep stirring. After 15 seconds, add onions. Cook the same till onion turns golden brown. Switch of the stove.

Remove the skin of the sour orange and cut into 2 pieces. Squeeze the juice into a cup. Throw away the seeds.

Roast peanuts in 1/2 spoon oil using very low flame so that peanut gets cooked evenly and inside too.

Now finely mix cooked masala, peanuts, rice, sour orange juice and salt. Tasty Chitranna is ready to serve.