Cranberry Rice | Rasaala

Ingredients

• 2 tbsp Prepared puliyodarai powder (Spice mix that is generally added to tamarind rice)
• 1/2 cup Basmati rice, cooked and cooled (See post on Basics: Cooking Rice for mixed rice for instructions)
• 1 packet Fresh cranberries (Available during the holiday season; do not use dried cranberry)
• 1 tsp Salt (More or less, per taste)
• 1 tbsp Brown sugar, or jaggery (Jaggery available in Indian stores)
• 1 tbsp Cooking oil (Sesame oil preferred. If not, any cooking oil except extra virgin olive oil can be used)
• 5-6 pieces Dried red chilies, broken into pieces
• 1 tbsp Cooking oil
• 1 sprig Curry leaves
• 1 Tbsp Chana dhal (Bengal gram)
• 1 tbsp Urad dhal (Skinned, split or whole black gram)
• 1 tsp Hing (Asafoetida, powder)
• 2 tbsp Raw peanuts
• 1/4 tsp Turmeric powder
• 1 tsp Black mustard seeds