Lemon rice is a tangy South Indian style rice recipe. It is very easy to prepare and makes for a good lunch box recipe. This is one of my favorite rice recipes as it is very easy to prepare and I can have it just like that without any side dish.
Lemons give a tangy flavor to rice while the peanuts give a nice crunch to the dish while the seasoning imparts a lovely flavor to this simple dish.
If you have any left-over rice, you could rustle up this dish in no time. As for nutrition, lemons are an excellent source of Vitamin C.
For other rice recipes do check out peas pulao | mint capsicum pulao | pudina sadam. Lets move on to the recipe for easy lemon rice.
Lemon Rice Recipe
Lemon Rice recipe
Category:Main
Cuisine:South Indian
Author:Jiya Jesh
Serves:2-3
Prep Time:20 mins
Cook Time:5 mins
Total Time:25 mins
an easy and delicious tangy South Indian rice recipe.
Ingredients
- 1 cup rice
- 1 1/2 tbsp lemon juice
- 2 tbsp raw peanuts
- 1 green chilli
- 1 inch piece ginger
- 1/2 tsp mustard seeds
- 1 dry red chilli
- 1/2 tsp urad dal / split black lentils (without skin)
- 1/4 tsp turmeric powder
- 1 tsp channa dal / split bengal gram dal
- A few curry leaves
- Salt to taste
- 1 tbsp oil
Instructions
- Wash the rice 3-4 times using water. Then soak the rice in enough water for 15 minutes.
- Cook the rice. Spread the cooked rice on a plate and keep it aside to cool down completely.
- Chop the green chilli into small pieces and finely chop ginger.
- Heat oil in a pan. Add mustard seeds and broken red chilli.
- When mustard seeds splutter, add channa dal, urad dal, peanuts and fry till the dal turns slightly brown.
- Add curry leaves, green chilli and chopped ginger. Fry for a 3-4 seconds. Finally add turmeric powder and stir for a couple of seconds.
- Now remove from heat.
- Once the rice cools down, add the prepared seasoning along with the lemon juice and required amount of salt.
- Mix well and lemon rice is ready to be served.
Notes
- As a variation, you could also add cashews when you are preparing the seasoning.
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