Recipes
Lemon Rice
raditional South Indian quick lemon rice also known as chitranna or nimmakaya pulihora is a popular dish made for a meal. To make this, precooked rice is tempered with spices, dal, curry leaves and nuts. Lastly it is mixed with fresh lemon juice to impart a refreshing and delicious flavor. Recipe with instructions for stovetop & Instant pot.
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Prep Time
2
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Cook Time
25
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Total Time
27
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Cuisine
Indian
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Course
Main Course
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Diet
Vegetarian
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Ingredients
For Soaking Rice
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1½ cups rice uncooked
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2 to 3 tablespoons lemon juice
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½ teaspoon salt
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2 tablespoon oil
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¾ teaspoon mustard seeds
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4 tablespoon peanuts
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¼ to ½ teaspoon turmeric powder
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2 green chili
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1 sprig curry leaves
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1 ½ teaspoon chana dal
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1 teaspoon urad dal
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1 pinch hing
Veggies And Herbs
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½ tbsp ginger
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2 dried red chilies
Instructions
Soaking Rice
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Wash rice a few times and drain the water completely.
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On a low flame cover and cook it in a large pot with 3 cups water
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The rice must be cooked fully but grainy and not mushy
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Fluff up the rice gently with a fork and cool completely. This helps to keep the rice grainy & firm.
Cooking Rice
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Heat a pan with ½ tbsp oil on a medium.
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Add peanuts or cashews and fry until golden and crunchy.
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Pour another 1½ tbsp of oil and add mustard, urad dal & chana dal.
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Next add ginger, green chilis, red chilies(optional) and curry leaves.
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Fry them until the leaves turn crisp for about 30 seconds. Do not fry for too long, ginger will turn bitter.
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Quickly water will evaporate and turn the dal softer yet keeping them slightly crunchy.
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Transfer this to the cooled rice. Ensure the rice is cooled completely then squeeze the lemon juice and give a good mix.
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Taste the lemon rice. If needed sprinkle more salt and add more lemon juice. Garnish with roasted peanuts or cashews. Serve lemon rice with plain yogurt, papad or pickle.
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