Sandige Tuppanna

Sandige Tuppanna

Sandige in Kannada means fryums and Tuppanna means Ghee rice. This dish can also be prepared using roasted papads.


Ingredients:
2 cups cooked rice
4 fried aralu sandige.(Fryums made of popped rice) /3 roasted papad.
3 table spoon of ghee
2 table spoon urad dal
1 teaspoon pepper
1 teaspoon jeera (cumin seeds)
1/2 teaspoon channa dal
1 strand curry leaves
2 dry red chillies
2 table spoon peanuts ( ground nuts)
1 spoon sugar
2 table spoon grated fresh coconut
Salt to taste.

Preparation:
1. Dry roast the urad dal , pepper till urad dal turns light brown  and powder .
2. In a pan heat ghee add  jeera, channa dal, curry leaves, peanuts and red chillies. Saute till peanuts change colour.
3. Put off heat  add the urad dal , pepper powder and mix well.
4. Next add the cooked rice, salt, sugar and coconut  and mix well.
5. Just before serving crush the fried sandige (fryums) or papad and mix with the rice .