Spread cooked rice in a bowl

Add 3 tsp salt, rasam powder, tamarind paste, and 1 tsp of oil to the rice

Heat about 5-6 tbsp oil in a small pot.

Splutter mustard seeds, add dried red chilly, (optional) black chana dal. Wait for shell of chana dal to crack

Add groundnuts and shallow fry till done

Add kobri. wait till it turns brown

Add the tempered mixture to rice. Wait for the mixture and rice to cool. Mix well. Adjust salt as necessary